Thesaurus: dogtooth

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1. n. See Canine tooth, under Canine.
2. n. An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament.
3. n. perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
4. n. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
5. n. a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
6. 1. See Canine tooth, under Canine. 2. (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.]
7. An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting ofpointed 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 onelarge flower. [Written also dog's-tooth violet.]
8. n. a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England