Dentil Definition

dĕntĭl
noun
Any of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth, as from under a cornice.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dentil

Noun

Singular:
dentil
Plural:
dentils

Origin of Dentil

  • Obsolete French dentille from Old French diminutive of dent tooth dentist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.

    From Wiktionary

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