Definition of dentil in English:

dentil

noun ˈdɛntɪl

often as modifier (in classical architecture) one of a number of small rectangular blocks resembling teeth, used as a decoration under the moulding of a cornice.
（古典建筑用语）齿饰
a dentil frieze
齿饰雕带。
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps inspired by the elegant Georgian style houses he recalled from his boyhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he trimmed his two-story clapboarded house with quoins and a cornice with dentils.
- The diamond-patterned tortoiseshell panel, offset with faux dentils of ivory and macassar ebony, recalls patterns he also used for wall hangings.
- The opening at one end of the shrine is closed not by the paneled doors characteristic of temples but by a pair of low gates carved to represent wickerwork and surmounted by a row of inverted dentils.
- Highlighted items are the paintwork gilding to the capitals in the entrance hall and dentil frieze details in the dining room.
- The marble was part of the dentil moulding that serves as a frame for the frieze of statues atop the court's main entrance.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian dentello or obsolete French dentille, diminutive of dent 'tooth', from Latin dens, dent-.

Rhymes

lentil, ventil

Definition of dentil in US English:

dentil

noun

often as modifier (in classical architecture) one of a number of small, rectangular blocks resembling teeth and used as a decoration under the soffit of a cornice.
（古典建筑用语）齿饰
a dentil frieze
齿饰雕带。
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps inspired by the elegant Georgian style houses he recalled from his boyhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he trimmed his two-story clapboarded house with quoins and a cornice with dentils.
- Highlighted items are the paintwork gilding to the capitals in the entrance hall and dentil frieze details in the dining room.
- The diamond-patterned tortoiseshell panel, offset with faux dentils of ivory and macassar ebony, recalls patterns he also used for wall hangings.
- The marble was part of the dentil moulding that serves as a frame for the frieze of statues atop the court's main entrance.
- The opening at one end of the shrine is closed not by the paneled doors characteristic of temples but by a pair of low gates carved to represent wickerwork and surmounted by a row of inverted dentils.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Italian dentello or obsolete French dentille, diminutive of dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.

词汇	dentil
释义	Definition of dentil in English: dentil noun ˈdɛntɪl often as modifier (in classical architecture) one of a number of small rectangular blocks resembling teeth, used as a decoration under the moulding of a cornice. （古典建筑用语）齿饰 a dentil frieze 齿饰雕带。 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps inspired by the elegant Georgian style houses he recalled from his boyhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he trimmed his two-story clapboarded house with quoins and a cornice with dentils. The diamond-patterned tortoiseshell panel, offset with faux dentils of ivory and macassar ebony, recalls patterns he also used for wall hangings. The opening at one end of the shrine is closed not by the paneled doors characteristic of temples but by a pair of low gates carved to represent wickerwork and surmounted by a row of inverted dentils. Highlighted items are the paintwork gilding to the capitals in the entrance hall and dentil frieze details in the dining room. The marble was part of the dentil moulding that serves as a frame for the frieze of statues atop the court's main entrance. Origin Late 16th century: from Italian dentello or obsolete French dentille, diminutive of dent 'tooth', from Latin dens, dent-. Rhymes lentil, ventil Definition of dentil in US English: dentil noun often as modifier (in classical architecture) one of a number of small, rectangular blocks resembling teeth and used as a decoration under the soffit of a cornice. （古典建筑用语）齿饰 a dentil frieze 齿饰雕带。 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps inspired by the elegant Georgian style houses he recalled from his boyhood in Haverhill, Massachusetts, he trimmed his two-story clapboarded house with quoins and a cornice with dentils. Highlighted items are the paintwork gilding to the capitals in the entrance hall and dentil frieze details in the dining room. The diamond-patterned tortoiseshell panel, offset with faux dentils of ivory and macassar ebony, recalls patterns he also used for wall hangings. The marble was part of the dentil moulding that serves as a frame for the frieze of statues atop the court's main entrance. The opening at one end of the shrine is closed not by the paneled doors characteristic of temples but by a pair of low gates carved to represent wickerwork and surmounted by a row of inverted dentils. Origin Late 16th century: from Italian dentello or obsolete French dentille, diminutive of dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.
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