dancetté

adjective

Deeply indented; having large teeth.

“A fess dancetté has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon.”

OriginFrench danché →
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Meanings

adjectivedancetté (not comparable)

alternative dancettée · alternative dancetty

  1. not comparablegovernmentDeeply indented; having large teeth.

    A fess dancetté has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dancy

Origin

  1. Frenchdanché
  2. Englishdancetté

From French danché, related to dent (“tooth”).

More words from French

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Translations

French vivré
  • vivréindented
Cite this entry
APA

dancetté. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancett%C3%A9

MLA

“dancetté.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancett%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dancetté,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancett%C3%A9.

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