false teeth
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of false teeth
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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But the false teeth made it so hard to speak, I barely recognized myself.
From Literature
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The path by the river stretches for several miles and on a sunny weekday morning, there were shoppers browsing everything from vintage jewellery to false teeth, all laid out at makeshift stalls.
From BBC
They were stuffed with electric razors, cigarette lighters, stockings, lipstick, perfume, and one set of false teeth.
From Literature
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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.
From 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.
From Los Angeles Times
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