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.
Anagrams
- Tilden, Tindle, delint, linted