The Collaborative International Dictionary
tooth ornament
Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. Dogteeth.
See Canine tooth, under Canine.
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(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.]
Usage examples of "tooth ornament".
The gnarled old hands moved up the muscular chest and found the whale-tooth ornament.