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- Latin · derived fromdente
- French · derived fromdentille
- English todaydentil
From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dentil
Today it means: Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice. Full definition →
French dentille ← Latin dente