false teeth

plural noun

1. a denture, especially a pair of removable full dentures of both jaws.

false teeth

plural noun

1. a denture, esp a removable complete set of artificial teeth for one or both jaws

Word History and Origins

Origin of false teeth¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

They were stuffed with electric razors, cigarette lighters, stockings, lipstick, perfume, and one set of false teeth.

Read more on Literature

Her false teeth were on the floor and a new green dress she had worn to the pub had been put on her back-to-front.

Read more on BBC

Danny DeVito’s brief appearance as a dead janitor in the Afterlife involved green face paint, false teeth and colored contact lenses that prevented him from walking around on his own, Blundell said.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Olsen: Babe Paley herself was in a car crash when she was young, so she wore false teeth throughout her life.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

De Guzman's wife Genie also says the teeth were intact on the body that was found, and yet her husband had false teeth.

Read more on BBC