dentil
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tl, -tɪl noun Architecture.
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
Related forms
den·tiled, adjective
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| —n | |
| one of a set of small square or rectangular blocks evenly spaced to form an ornamental row, usually under a classical cornice on a building, piece of furniture, etc | |
| [C17: from French, from obsolete dentille a little tooth, from dent tooth] | |
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Dentil
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
It has a flat roof with a wood cornice and dentil molding.
The cornice line is in excellent condition with dentil molding at the roofline.
The mantel has a full architrave frame, a pulvinated frieze and a cornice shelf, molded with a dentil band.
The roof eaves feature a large dentil molding with a series of heavy carved brackets.
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