toothwork

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noun

Toothed ornamentation.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nountoothwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableToothed ornamentation.

    On the arch is the Norman toothwork, identical with the newer portions of the buildings to which we have just referred.

    1888, William Smith, The Registers of Topcliffe, and Morley, page 25

Origin

From tooth + -work.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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