false teeth
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of false teeth
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Loaded with makeup and prosthetics, including false teeth and a feathery wig, Sewell felt leaden and self-conscious, he said, fearful that his impersonation would slip into parody.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
He then gained 40 pounds and wore false teeth to portray a stout mob enforcer in Affleck’s 2016 period crime drama “Live by Night.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
She refers to a woman who would carry her dead grandmother’s false teeth around because it held a meaningful memory.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2022
The thing that had skittered across the floor was not a knife, but a plate of false teeth.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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