Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogtooth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: dog-tooth
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cuspid, a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars.

noun

An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.

noun

Synonym of houndstooth.

noun

A dogtooth violet.

noun

Alternative form of dog tooth, a jagged leading edge of a wing.

Example Sentences

"Dogges teeth, dentes canini."
"There are other twaine on each side, commonly called Dogge-teeth."
"When he smiled... one of his dogteeth stuck out."
"This arch is the side of a niche from the tomb of Can Signorio della Scala, at Verona; and the value, as well as the distant expression of its dogtooth, may be seen by referring to Prout's beautiful drawing of this tomb in his "Sketches in France and Italy.""

Etymology

From Middle English dogge tothe, calque of Latin dens caninus (“doglike tooth”). Equivalent to dog + tooth.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dogge tothe, dens

Inflected Forms

dogtooths (plural) dogteeth (plural) dog tooth (alternative) dog-tooth (alternative) dog's tooth (alternative)

Derived Forms

dogtoothing

Phrases

dogtooth grass dogtooth spar dogtooth tuna dogtooth violet

Synonyms

cuspid houndstooth canine canine tooth eyetooth eye tooth dogtooth violet dog's-tooth violet

Questions

What does dogtooth mean?: Synonym of cuspid, a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars.
Where does dogtooth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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