dentil
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dentil (plural dentils)
- (architecture) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
Translations[edit]
a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice