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单词 dentil
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dentil


den·til

D0136500 (dĕn′tĭl)n. Architecture One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting from a molding or beneath a cornice.
[Obsolete French dentille, from Old French, diminutive of dent, tooth; see dentist.]

dentil

(ˈdɛntɪl) n (Architecture) one of a set of small square or rectangular blocks evenly spaced to form an ornamental row, usually under a classical cornice on a building, piece of furniture, etc[C17: from French, from obsolete dentille a little tooth, from dent tooth]

den•til

(ˈdɛn tl, -tɪl)

n. one of a series of closely spaced small rectangular blocks, used esp. in classical architecture beneath the corona of a cornice. [1655–65; < French dentille (obsolete), feminine diminutive of dent tooth]

Dentil


dentil

[′dent·əl] (architecture) One of a series of small rectangular blocks under a cornice.

Dentil

A series of closely spaced ornamental rectangular blocks resembling teeth, used as moldings; most often found in continuous bands just below the cornice.

Dentil

 

a small projection on the surface of a facade, entablature, or cornice. Dentils are used chiefly to break up the facade of a building or to give the facade a sculptural effect. There are dentils in the cornice of the Roman Arch of Constantine (A.D.315).

dentil

Ionic dentils One of a band of small, square, toothlike blocks forming part of the characteristic ornamentation of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders, and sometimes the Doric.
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