Definition of dentil Dentil

den•til

We found 3 definitions of dentil from 3 different sources.

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What does dentil mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dentil (Noun)
    One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dentil (n.)
    A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • dentil
    den′til, n. a denticle: (pl.) small square blocks or projections in the bed-mouldings of the cornices of columns—also Den′tel.—adj. Den′tilated. [See Denticle.]  (a) Dentil.

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