dentil
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
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1Other words from dentil
- dentiled, adjective
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How to use dentil in a sentence
dentil band, in Classic architecture, a series of small blocks resembling square-shaped teeth.
Architecture | Thomas Roger SmithThe only carved molding is the Grecian fret of the dentil course in the pedimental cornice.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia | Frank CousinsFragments of the lintel over the outer door, with its projecting dentil cornice, are preserved in one of the shops (Fig. 138).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauIn the Diaconissa the notched dentil form is used for the beads; in the Chora, a 'bead and reel.'
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople | Alexander Van MillingenExternal cornices are in coursed brick, the alternate courses being laid diagonally so as to form the characteristic dentil.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople | Alexander Van Millingen
British Dictionary definitions for dentil
/ (ˈdɛntɪl) /
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
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