dancette

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noun

A zigzag or indented line or figure.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:dancette.”

OriginMiddle French denché ← Old French denché ← Latin dens →
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Meanings

noundancette (plural dancettes)

plural dancettes

  1. governmentA zigzag or indented line or figure.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:dancette.

  2. architectureThe chevron or zigzag moulding common in Romanesque architecture.

Origin

  1. Latindens“tooth”
  2. Old Frenchdenché
  3. Middle Frenchdenché
  4. Englishdancette

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

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Cite this entry
APA

dancette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancette

MLA

“dancette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dancette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancette.

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