DOGTOOTH


Meaning of DOGTOOTH in English

/dawg"toohth', dog"-/ , n.

1. Also, dog tooth . a canine tooth.

2. Archit. any of a series of small pyramidal ornaments, usually formed by a radiating arrangement of four sculptured leaves, set close together in a concave molding, used esp. in England in the 13th century.

[ 1545-55; DOG + TOOTH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .