dentil

English

Dentils in an entablature

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Homophone: dental

Noun

dentil (plural dentils)

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

Translations

a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice

Dutch: tandlijst m
French: denticule (fr) m
German: Zahnschnitt m
Italian: dentello (it) m
Portuguese: dentículo m
Russian: денти́кул (ru) m (dentíkul), суха́рик (ru) m (suxárik)
Spanish: dentellón (es) m, dentículo m
Swedish: tandsnitt c

Anagrams

Tilden, Tindle, delint, linted

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