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dentil
[ den-tl, -til ]
noun
- any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
dentil
/ ˈdɛntɪl /
noun
- 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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- dentiled adjective
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Origin of dentil1
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Example Sentences
Dentil band, in Classic architecture, a series of small blocks resembling square-shaped teeth.
The only carved molding is the Grecian fret of the dentil course in the pedimental cornice.
Fragments of the lintel over the outer door, with its projecting dentil cornice, are preserved in one of the shops (Fig. 138).
In the Diaconissa the notched dentil form is used for the beads; in the Chora, a 'bead and reel.'
External cornices are in coursed brick, the alternate courses being laid diagonally so as to form the characteristic dentil.
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