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Dogtooth

Dogtooth Meaning & Definition
Dogtooth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dogtooth?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dogtooth: canine | canine tooth | cuspid | dog's-tooth violet | dogtooth violet | eye tooth | eyetooth

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dogtooth:

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

Dogtooth In Webster's Dictionary

\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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