单词 | dogtooth |
释义 | dogtoothv. transitive. To decorate with dogtooth moulding or ornament (see dog-tooth n. 4). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with moulding reed1818 bead1851 dogtooth1851 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xxiii. 264 It might easily have been dogtoothed, but the Byzantine architects had not invented the dogtooth. 1873 Leeds Mercury 31 Jan. (Electronic text) The lid is supported by four columns, with caps and bosses, and the lower edge is dog-toothed. 1934 R. Byron Jrnl. 28 Feb. in Road to Oxiana (1937) iv. 168 Doorways with rounded tops are framed in concentric mouldings; and a similar niche in the south court has these mouldings also dog-toothed. 1994 J. Hatcher Yorks. to Humberside xxxv. 40/1 West and east gables..have larger lancets, shafted and dog-toothed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : dog-toothn. < v.1851 see also |
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