Meaning of DOGTOOTH
| Pronunciation: | | 'dog`tooth
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- [n] a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
- [n] one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- [n] perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
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| | Synonyms: | | canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet, eye tooth, eyetooth |
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| | See Also: | | amberbell, architectural ornament, blonde lilian, Erythronium, Erythronium albidum, Erythronium americanum, Erythronium californicum, Erythronium dens-canis, Erythronium grandiflorum, European dogtooth, fang, fawn lily, genus Erythronium, glacier lily, liliaceous plant, snow lily, tooth, trout lily, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet, yellow adder's tongue | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. {Dogteeth}.
1. See {Canine tooth}, under {Canine}.
2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture,
consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; --
also called tooth ornament.
{Dogtooth spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute
crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See {Calcite}.
{Dogtooth violet} (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily
family (genus {Erythronium}). It has two shining flat
leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also
{dog's-tooth violet}.]
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