dogtooth
IPA: dˈɑgtuθ
noun
- (plural only "dogtooth") A canine tooth.
- (architecture) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
- Synonym of houndstooth
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Examples of "dogtooth" in Sentences
- Most caves with dogtooth spar have seasonal flooding.
- Years before the dogtooth violet garden was a mulberry field.
- A dogtooth is a small, sharp kink in the leading edge of a wing.
- Acute scalenohedral crystals are sometimes referred to as dogtooth spar .
- The dogtooth tuna is a large fast swimming fish in the family Scombridae.
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