dentil

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noun

Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

OriginFrench dentille ← Latin dente →
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Meanings

noundentil (plural dentils)

plural dentils

  1. architectureAny one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

Origin

  1. Latindente
  2. Frenchdentille
  3. Englishdentil

From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 齒狀裝飾 /齿状装饰
  • 齒狀裝飾 /齿状装饰 (chǐzhuàng zhuāngshì)a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Dutch tandlijst
  • tandlijsta small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
French denticule
  • denticulea small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
German Zahnschnitt
  • Zahnschnitta small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Italian dentello
  • dentelloa small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Polish ząbek
  • ząbeka small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Portuguese dentículo
  • dentículoa small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Russian денти́кул, суха́рик
  • денти́кул (dentíkul)a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
  • суха́рик (suxárik)a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Spanish dentellón, dentículo
  • dentellóna small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
  • dentículoa small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
Swedish tandsnitt
  • tandsnitta small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

dental

Anagrams

TildenTindledelint
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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