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 Definitions of dogtooth  [ˈdɔgˌtuθ, ˈdɒg-]  

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Definition of 'dogtooth' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dogtooth
Also, dog tooth. a canine tooth.

2.  dogtooth
one of a series of small pyramidal ornaments, usu. formed by a radiating arrangement of four sculptured leaves, used esp. in 13th-century English architecture.

Etymology:  (1545–55)

Definition of 'dogtooth' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dogtooth violet, dogtooth, dog's-tooth violet
perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

2. (noun) canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

3. (noun) dogtooth
a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England


Definition of 'dogtooth' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) dogtooth
see Canine tooth, under Canine

2. (noun) dogtooth
an ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament



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