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den·til
(dĕn′tĭl)n. Architecture
One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting from a molding or beneath a cornice.
[Obsolete French dentille, from Old French, diminutive of dent, tooth; see dentist.]
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dentil
(ˈdɛntɪl)n
(Architecture) one of a set of small square or rectangular blocks evenly spaced to form an ornamental row, usually under a classical cornice on a building, piece of furniture, etc
[C17: from French, from obsolete dentille a little tooth, from dent tooth]
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den•til
(ˈdɛn tl, -tɪl)n.
one of a series of closely spaced small rectangular blocks, used esp. in classical architecture beneath the corona of a cornice.
[1655–65; < French dentille (obsolete), feminine diminutive of dent tooth]
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