false teeth

American

plural noun

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

false teeth British

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of false teeth

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Loaded with makeup and prosthetics, including false teeth and a feathery wig, Sewell felt leaden and self-conscious, he said, fearful that his impersonation would slip into parody.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The false teeth, thought to be one of three or four identical sets, were made for Churchill when he was 65 at the beginning of World War Two.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

The whitest white man I ever saw beckons us, his blue-veined hands shaky, his false teeth overly large in his mouth.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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