dogtooth
Americannoun
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Also dog tooth a canine tooth.
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Architecture. any of a series of small pyramidal ornaments, usually formed by a radiating arrangement of four sculptured leaves, set close together in a concave molding, used especially in England in the 13th century.
noun
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another name for a canine
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architect a carved ornament in the form of four leaflike projections radiating from a raised centre, used in England in the 13th century
Etymology
Origin of dogtooth
Example Sentences
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There are also local wildflowers - trillium, dogtooth violets and cornflowers from ditches.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2019
Dressed in a dogtooth Altuzarra suit, a pair of wire-framed specs perched on her nose, Welteroth exudes a warm and approachable “big sister” vibe.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2017
The three of us were dressed in our Italia Conti uniforms: a pale blue dogtooth kilt, a dark blue V-neck sweater, shirt, blazer, tie.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2016
Surprise elements: weasel fur as a back panel on a coat; dogtooth prints and digitally expanded flower patterns.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2013
We ate smoked fish for dinner with boiled dogtooth violet bulbs.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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