Dentelle Den·telle" noun [ French]
(Bookbinding) An ornamental tooling like lace. Knight.
Dentelli Den·tel"li noun plural [ Italian , sing.
dentello , prop., little tooth, dim. of
dente tooth, Latin
dens ,
dentis . Confer
Dentil .]
Modillions. Spectator.
Dentex Den"tex noun [ New Latin , confer Latin
dentix a sort of sea fish.]
(Zoology) An edible European marine fish ( Sparus dentex , or Dentex vulgaris ) of the family Percidæ .
Denticete Den`ti·ce"te noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
cetus , plural
cete , whale, Greek ....]
(Zoology) The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.
Denticle Den"ti·cle noun [ Latin
denticulus a little tooth, dim. of
dens ,
dentis , tooth. See
Dental , and confer
Dentelli .]
A small tooth or projecting point.
Denticulate, Denticulated Den·tic"u·late, Den·tic"u·la`ted adjective [ Latin
denticulatus , from
denticulus . See
Denticle .]
Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --
Den*tic"u*late*ly adverb
Denticulation Den·tic`u·la"tion noun 1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth. Grew. 2. (Bot. & Zoology) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
Dentiferous Den·tif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
-ferous .]
Bearing teeth; dentigerous.
Dentiform Den"ti·form adjective [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
-form : confer French
dentiforme .]
Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.
Dentifrice Den"ti·frice noun [ Latin
dentifricium ;
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
fricare to rub: confer French
dentifrice . See
Tooth , and
Friction .]
A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
Dentigerous Den·tig"er·ous adjective [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
-gerous .]
Bearing teeth or toothlike structures.
Dentil Den"til noun [ Late Latin
dentillus , for Latin
denticulus . Confer
Dentelli ,
Denticle ,
Dentile .]
(Architecture) A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
Dentilabial Den`ti·la"bi·al adjective Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed. --
noun A dentilabial sound or letter.
Dentilated Den"ti·la`ted adjective Toothed.
Dentilation Den`ti·la"tion noun Dentition.
Dentilave Den"ti·lave noun [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
lavare to wash.]
A wash for cleaning the teeth.
Dentile Den"tile noun [ Late Latin
dentillus , for Latin
denticulus . See
Dentil .]
(Zoology) A small tooth, like that of a saw.
Dentilingual Den`ti·lin"gual adjective [ Latin
dens tooth + English
lingual .]
Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed. --
noun A dentilingual sound or letter. The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r.
Am. Cyc.
Dentiloquist Den·til"o·quist noun One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth closed.
Dentiloquy Den·til"o·quy noun [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
loqui to speak.]
The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed.
Dentinal Den"ti·nal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to dentine.
Dentine Den"tine (-tĭn)
noun [ Confer French
dentine .]
(Anat.) The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
Dentiphone Den"ti·phone (dĕn"tĭ*fōn)
noun [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth + Greek
fwnh` sound.]
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. Knight.
Dentiroster Den`ti·ros"ter noun ;
plural Dentirostres . [ New Latin , from Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
rostrum bill, beak: confer French
dentirostre .]
(Zoology) A dentirostral bird.
Dentirostral Den`ti·ros"tral adjective (Zoology) Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. ( N ) under Beak .
Dentirostrate Den`ti·ros"trate adjective Dentirostral.
Dentiscalp Den"ti·scalp noun [ Latin
dens tooth +
scalpere to scrape.]
An instrument for scraping the teeth.
Dentist Den"tist noun [ From Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth: confer French
dentiste . See
Tooth .]
One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.
Dentistic, Dentistical Den·tis"tic, Den·tis"ti·cal adjective Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [ R.]
Dentistry Den"tist·ry noun The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.
Dentition Den·ti"tion noun [ Latin
dentitio , from
dentire to cut teeth, from
dens ,
dentis , tooth. See
Dentist .]
1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething. 2. (Zoology) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.
Dentize Den"tize transitive verb & i. [
imperfect & past participle Dentized ;
present participle & verbal noun Dentizing .] [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth.]
To breed or cut new teeth. [ R.]
The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice.
Bacon.
Dentoid Den"toid adjective [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth +
-oid .]
Shaped like a tooth; tooth- shaped.
Dentolingual Den`to·lin"gual adjective Dentilingual.
Denture Den"ture noun [ Latin
dens ,
dentis , tooth: confer French
denture , Old French
denteure .]
(Dentistry) An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
Denudate De·nud"ate transitive verb [ Latin
denudatus , past participle of
denudare . See
Denude .]
To denude. [ Obsolete or R.]
Denudation Den`u·da"tion noun [ Latin
denudatio : confer French
dénudation .]
1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare. 2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of running water.
Denude De·nude" transitive verb [ Latin
denudare ;
de- +
nudare to make naked or bare,
nudus naked. See
Nude .]
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.
Denunciate De·nun"ci·ate transitive verb [ Latin
denuntiatus ,
denunciatus , past participle of
denuntiare ,
-ciare . See
Denounce .]
To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly. [ R.]
To denunciate this new work.
Burke.
Denunciation De·nun`ci·a"tion noun [ Latin
denuntiatio ,
-ciatio .]
1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [ Obsolete]
Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage.
Bp. Hall. 2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment. 3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error.
Motley.
Denunciative De·nun"ci·a·tive adjective [ Latin
denuntiativus ,
-ciativus , monitory.]
Same as Denunciatory . Farrar.
Denunciator De·nun"ci·a`tor noun [ Latin
denuntiator ,
-ciator , a police officer.]
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.
Denunciatory De·nun"ci·a·to·ry adjective Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.
Denutrition De`nu·tri"tion noun (Physiol.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.
Deny De·ny" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Denied ;
present participle & verbal noun Denying .] [ Middle English
denien ,
denaien , Old French
denier ,
deneer , French
dénier , from Latin
denegare ;
de- +
negare to say no, deny. See
Negation .]
1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm , allow , or admit . » We
deny what another says, or we
deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [ Obsolete] "If you
deny to dance."
Shak. 3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request. Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
Alike in what it gives, and what denies ?
Pope. To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
J. Edwards. 4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. The falsehood of denying his opinion.
Bancroft. Thou thrice denied , yet thrice beloved.
Keble. To deny one's self ,
to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self- denial. Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
Matt. xvi. 24.
Deny De·ny" intransitive verb To answer in ......... negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. Then Sarah denied , saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid.
Gen. xviii. 15.
Denyingly De·ny"ing·ly adverb In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.
Deobstruct De`ob·struct" transitive verb To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals. Arbuthnot.
Deobstruent De·ob"stru·ent adjective (Medicine) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. --
noun (Medicine) A medicine which removes obstructions; an aperient.
Deodand De"o·dand` noun [ Late Latin
deodandum , from Latin
Deo dandum to be given to God.]
(Old Eng. Law) A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand . »
Deodands are unknown in American law, and in 1846 were abolished in England.
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