Etymology

dancette

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Today it means: A zigzag or indented line or figure. Full definition →

Middle French denché ← Old French denché ← Latin dens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdens“tooth”
  2. Old French · derived fromdenché
  3. Middle French · derived fromdenché
  4. English todaydancette

Apparently from a scribal error for French or Middle French denché, from Old French denché, dansié, from Latin dens (“tooth”).

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