toothmark

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noun

The imprint left by a tooth or teeth.

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Meanings

nountoothmark (plural toothmarks or teethmarks)

plural toothmarks · plural teethmarks

  1. The imprint left by a tooth or teeth.

    The very smell of nocturnal passion, the toothmarks of the prey, the sweaty depression of the inevitable dawns.

    1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintessential Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, page 13

Origin

From tooth + mark.

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Translations

Māori mātāniho
  • mātānihoimprint left by teeth
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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