dentelle
[ den-tel, dahn- ]
/ dɛnˈtɛl, dɑn- /
noun
a lacelike, tooled pattern used in decorating book covers.
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Origin of dentelle
1840–50; <French: lace, literally, little tooth <Old French dentele, diminutive of denttooth <Latin dent- (stem of dēns)
Words nearby dentelle
dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dent corn, dentelle, dentes, dentex, denti-, denticle, denticulate
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