false teeth

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plural noun

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

Nearby words

false scorpion, false solomon's-seal, false start, false step, false suture, false teeth, false topaz, false vampire, false vocal cord, false vocal cords, false waters

Origin of false teeth

First recorded in 1785–95

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Examples from the Web for false teeth

A Bellingham dentist put whole nuts into his false-teeth baking oven in the evening.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for false teeth

false teeth

pl n

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

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