dented 
dented 1 (den'tod), i>. <i. L< <l>'t l + -<"&] Hav- 
ing dents' iiiipivssi'd with little hollows. 
dented- (den'trd), /,. a. \ < <//?-' + -ctV.] Hav- 
ing teeth or notches ; notched. 
dentel. dentelated. SM- di-ntn, etc. 
dentelle (dcn-tol'), . |F., lace, edging < ML. 
dentation, dim. of L. de>i(t-)n = E. (w(/i . *< dm- 
///. ] 1. Lace. 2. In bookbinding, a style of 
angular decoration, which in its simplest form 
is like a row of saw-teeth, and in an ornate 
form in like the points of point-lace. 
dentelure (den'te-lur), . [< F. dentelure, den- 
ticulation, indentation, < denteler, indent, notch, 
< 'dentel, a tooth : see dentil.] In zoiil., same 
as dentition, [kare.] 
Dentex (den'teks), n. [NL., < L. dentix, a sort 
of sea-fish, < de(t-)s = E. tooth.'} The typical 
genus of Denticiine. 
Denticinae (den-ti-si'ne), n.pl. [NL., < Dentex 
(-tic-) + -iiue.] A subfamily of sparoid fishes, 
typified by the genus Dentex, with all the teeth 
conic, some of the anterior ones caniniform, 
and the cheeks scaly. Also Deiiticiiii. 
denticine (dcn'ti-siu), a. and . I. a. Pertaining 
to or having the characters of the Denticince. 
II. . One of the Denticince. 
Denticini (den-ti-si'ni), n.pl. [NL.] Same as 
Itrnticinie. Bonaparte. 
denticle (den'ti-kl), n. [< L. denticulus, dim. 
of dcn(t-)s = E. tooth. Cf. denticule, dentil.'] 
1. A small tooth or projecting point; a dentic- 
eifically, one of the long slender 
illation; spec! 
elements of the morphologically compound 
teeth of the Cape ant-eater, Orycteropus capen- 
sis, the only example of such structure among 
mammals. 
The tooth Is really made up of a number of very elon- 
gated ami slender denticle* anchylosed together Into onu 
solid mass. Hivart, Elem. Anat., p. 270. 
2. Any small toothed or tooth-like part : as, the 
shagreen denticles of the shark. 
Thin almury is cleped the denticle of caprlcorne or elles 
the kalkuler. Chaucer, Astrolabe, 1. 23. 
Dermal denticle, an enameled dentlnal tegumentary 
structure, as a placoid scale of a selachian. 
As they agree with teeth In structure, they may be spoken 
of as dermal denticles. 
Qegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 424. 
Denticrura (den-ti-kro'ra), n. pi [NL., < L. 
den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + crits (crur-), leg.] In 
Latreille's system of classification, the third 
section of brachelytrous pentamerous Coleop- 
tera, represented by such genera as Oxytelus, 
Osorius, etc. 
denticulate, denticulated (den-tik'u-lat, -la- 
ted), a. [< L. denticulatus, furnished with 
small teeth, < denticulus, a small tooth : see den- 
ticle, denticule. Cf. denliUited.] 1. Finely den- 
tate ; edged with minute tooth-like projections : 
as, a denticulate leaf, calyx, etc. 
Fringed with itaMttenticulate processes. Owen, Anat. 
H. In arch., formed into dentils. 
denticulately (den-tik'u-lat-li), adv. In a den- 
ticulate manner: as, denticulately serrated. 
denticulation (den-tik-u-la'shon), n. [< den- 
ticulate + -ion.'] 1. A denticulated condition 
or character. 
He omits the dnticulation of the edges of the bill, or 
those small oblique incisions matte for the better reten- 
tion of the prey. N. Grew, Museum. 
2. A denticle, or projection on a denticulate 
margin ; a small tooth, or set of small teeth or 
notches : frequently used in the plural. 
denticule (den'ti-kul), n. [< F. denticule, a den- 
ticule, < L. denticulus: see denticle and dentil.] 
1. A dentil. 2. In her., one of a number of 
small squares ranged in a row, or following the 
outline of the shield in a sort of border. They 
are supposed to represent the dentils of the 
architectural entablature. 
denticulus (deu-tik'u-lus), . ; pi. denticuli (-11). 
[L. : see denticle.] 1. Same as denticle. 2. In 
arch., a dentil. 
dentifactor (den'ti-fak-tor), n. [NL., < L. 
den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + factor, a maker: see fac- 
tor.] A machine for the manufacture of the 
artificial teeth, gums, and palate used in me- 
chanical dentistry. 
dentiform (den'tf-fonn), a. [= F. dentiforme = 
Pg. dcHtiJ'nrme, < L. (trn(t-)s, = E. tooth, + forma, 
shape.] Having the form of a tooth ; tooth- 
like; odontoid; specifically, in entom., project- 
ing and pointed, the section approaching an 
equilateral triangle, as a process. 
dentifrice (den'ti-fris). . [< F. dentifrice = Pg. 
It. ilrntifririo, < L. dvntifricium, a tooth-powder, 
9* 
1537 
< den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + fricarc, rub: see fric- 
tion.] A powder or other substance used in 
cleaning the teeth. The term is now also ap- 
plied to liquid preparations for the same pur- 
pose. 
The shells of all sorts of shell-nsh, being burnt, obtain 
a i -unstick nature ; most of them, so ordered and powdrrrd, 
niakt- excellent d*?i/'.> A. ','ivw, Museum. 
dentigerous (den-tij'e-rus), . [= P. denti- 
(/i-re, < L. den(t-)s, = E". tooth, + gerere, carry.] 
Bearing or supporting teeth; supplied with 
teeth. 
The cranial structure of the Murcenida, In which the 
intermaxillaries are absent, and the nasal bone dentiyeroui. 
Owen, Anat. 
dentil, dentel (den'til, -tel), n. [< OF. "dentet, 
"deuteil (cf. OF. dentel, var. of dental, dentail, 
< L. dentale, part of a plowshare) = Pr. dentelh, 
dentilh = It. dentello, < ML. dentellus, dentil- 
lus. equiv. to L. denticulus, a little tooth, a mo- 
il ill ion, dim. of den(t-)s = E. tooth: see dettft, 
dental, and cf. dentelle, denticle, denticule.] 1. 
In arch.j one 
of a series of 
little cubes in- 
to which the 
square mem- 
ber in the bed- 
molding of an 
j Ionic, a Corin- 
thian, a Com- 
posite, or occa- 
sionally a Ro- 
man Doric cor- 
nice is cut. 
dentition 
as ivory, for instance, as distinguished from en- 
amel, cement, or pulp. Ucntln resembles bone, but 
i- <lililliiril\ il, ]!-<) liliii h;ul'T 'I lie ililt, -It'll' i- M-> II '-h 
miri MM-npir section, when a innltittlde of very fine close- 
set tubules or eanulieuli (tin- d,-ntiii;il tubes) are seen fol- 
lowing a parallel straight or wavy course, and no rorpui- 
cles or lacunm appear, while bone-tissue shows abundant 
corpuscles with the < analicull radiating In every direc- 
tion. The corpuHculated parts of teeth are the softer 
constituents, as the cement or pulp, for example, whence 
the canalicull alone penetrate the dentin, which Is there- 
fore comparable to the canalicular substance of bon, in 
a state of extrei 
tooth. 
extreme density and hardness. See cut mcl 
Ionic Dentils (rf). CaiyMid porch of the 
Erechtheum, Athens. These [Corinthi- 
an] pillars stand 
on pedestals, which are very particular, as the lower mem- 
ber of the cornlsh Is worked in tlentilt. 
Pococke, Description of the East, II. II. 208. 
Columns and round arches . . . support square win- 
dows which are relieved from ugliness by a slight mould- 
ing, the denlel, . . . which Is seen everywhere. 
E. A. Freeman, Venice, p. 213. 
2. In her., one of the teeth or indents in any- 
thing indented or dancett : used alike of the 
projecting teeth and of the notches between 
them. 
dentilabial (den-ti-la'bi-al), a. and . [< L. 
den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + labium, lip: see labial.] 
I. a. Formed or articulated by means of the 
teeth and lips, as a sound. 
A dentilabial instead of a purely labial sound. 
Whitney, Life and Growth of Lang., p. 64. 
II. n. A sound formed by the combined ac- 
tion of the teeth and lips, as English t'. 
dentilated, dentelated (den'tfl-a-ted, -tel-a- 
ted), a. [= Sp. dentellado = It. dentellato, < 
ML. *dentellatus, equiv. to L. denticulatus, fur- 
nished with small teeth, < denticulus, a little 
tooth : see dentil, denticle, and denticulate.] 
Having teeth or notches; marked with notches 
or indentations. Also written dentillated. 
An observation made by Berard at Toulon during the 
then recent eclipse, "of a very fine red baud, Irregularly 
dentelated, or, as it were, crevasaed here and there." 
A. M. Clerte, Astron. in 19th Cent., p. 90. 
The Syrians restricted ornament to dentrllated leaves 
of a conventional form deeply marked and sharply cut 
out. C. C. Perkin*, Italian Sculpture, Int., p. xxxi. 
dentilation (den-ti-la'shon), n. [As "dentilate 
+ -ion.] Same as dentition. [Rare.] 
dentile (den'til), . [< ML. dentillus, a small 
tooth: see dr>itil.] fa conch., a small tooth 
like that of a saw. 
dentilingual (den-ti-ling'gwal), a. and n. [< 
L. den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + lingua = E. tongue: 
see lingual. Cf. linguadental.] I. a. Formed 
between the teeth and the tongue : said espe- 
cially of the two /// sounds of thin and thin, less 
properly of the sounds generally called dental 
(which see). Also called linguadental. 
II. n. A consonant formed between the teeth 
and the tongue. 
Real dentilinrriiali, produced between the tongue and 
teeth. Whitney, Life and Growth of Lang., p. 65. 
Less properly dentolingual. 
dentiloquist (d'en-til'o-kwist), . [< dentiloquy 
+ -ist. ] One who practises dentiloquy ; one 
who speaks through the teeth, 
dentiloquy (den-tfl'o-kwi), n. [< L. den(t-)s, = 
E. tooth, T /in/Hi, speak: see locution.'] The act 
or practice of speaking through the teeth, or 
with the teeth closed, 
dentin, dentine (den'tiu), n. [= F. dentine (= 
It. driitina). < L. dcn(t-)s, = E. tooth, + -in-, 
-im" ] The proper substance or tissue of teeth, 
dentinal (den'ti-nal), a. [< dentin + -nl.] Of 
or pertaining to dentin. Dentinal tubes, the mi- 
nute tulies of the dentin or ivory tissue of the tooth. See 
dentine, . See dentin. 
dentiphone (den'ti-fon), . [< L. den(t-)s, =E. 
tuotli, + Or. cx.'i'/,, voice, sound.] An instru- 
ment for conveying sonorous vibrations to the 
inner ear by means of the teeth. See audijihone. 
dentiroster (den-ti-ros'ter), n. A bird of the 
tribe Dentirostres. 
dentirostral (den-ti-ros'tral), a. [< NL. denti- 
rostris, toothed-billed (< 
L. den(t-)s, = E. tooth, + 
rostrum, a beak), 4- -a/.] 
Having the character as- 
signed to the Cuvierian 
Dentirostres. The notch, 
nick, or tooth of the bill of the 
Dentirostres is not to be con- 
founded with the tooth Of the Dentirostral BUI (Shrike!. 
bill of certain birds of prey, as 
falcons, nor with the series of teeth of the lamellirostral 
birds, as ducks. In very many technically dentirostral birds 
there is no trace whatever of a notch or tooth. 
dentirostrate(den-ti-ros'trat),o. [<L. den(t-)K, 
= E. tooth, + rostratus, beaked, < rostrum, a 
beak: see rostrum.] Same as dentirostral. 
Dentirostres (den-ti-ros'tyez), n.pl. [NL., 
pi. of dentirostris, toothed-billed: see dentiros- 
tral.] 1. In Cuvier's system of classification, 
the first family of his I'lisxerinte, " wherein the 
upper mandible is notched on each side towards 
the point. It is in this family that the greatest number 
of insectivorous birds occur, though many of them feed 
likewise upon berries and other soft fruits." They are 
contrasted with Fixsii-ustr?*, Conirvntres, and Temiiroetren. 
The Immense assemblage of birds here indicated is defin- 
able by no common character, least of all by the one as- 
signed byCuvier, and the term consequently fell into dis- 
use. It is still employed, however, in a modified sense, 
for a superfamily group of osclne passerine birds approxi- 
mately equivalent to the turdoid Paweret of U allace. 
See Paneres, Tttrdiforme*. 
2. In Sundevall's system of classification, a 
phalanx of the cohort Cichlomorphw : synony- 
mous with Laniiformes, as the name of a super- 
family group embracing the shrikes and their 
immediate relatives. 3. In SclatcFs arrange- 
ment of 1880, a group of laminiplantar oscine 
I'asseres, practically equivalent to the Cichlo- 
morph(e of Sundeyall. 
dentiscalp (den'ti-skalp), ii. [< L. den(t-)s, = 
E. tooth, + scalpere, scrape.] An instrument 
for scraping or cleaning the teeth. 
dentist (den'tist), n. [= F. dentiste = Sp. Pg. 
It. dentista, < NL. 'dentista, < L. den(t-)s = E. 
tooth.] One whose profession it is to clean 
and extract teeth, repair them when diseased, 
and replace them when necessary by artificial 
ones; one who practises dental surgery and 
mechanical dentistry ; a dental surgeon. 
dentistic, dentistical (den-tis'tik, -ti-kal), a. 
[< dentist + -ie, -ical.] Relating to dentistry 
or dentists. 
Even the crocodile likes to have his teeth clean ; insects 
get into thrin. and, horrible reptile though he be. he opens 
his jaws inoffensively to a faithful dentittifal bird, who 
volunteers his beak for a toothpick. 
Buhner, My Novel, iv. 1. (Dat>i.) 
dentistry (den'tis-tri), n. [< dentist + -ry.] 
The art or profession of a dentist ; dental sur- 
gery. 
Notwithstanding the merit possessed by a few of the 
German works upon the teeth, practical dentistry has not 
attained as high a degree of perfection in the German 
states and provinces as it has in some other countries. 
Harrit, Diet, of Dental Science. 
dentition (den-tish'on), n. [= F. dentition = 
Sp. denticion = Pg. dentiyio = It. dentizione, < 
L. dentitio(n-), teething, < dentire. cut teeth. < 
den(t-)s = E. tooth : see dent*, dental.] I. The 
process of cutting teeth; teething. 2. The 
time during which teeth are being cut. 3. The 
kind, number, and arrangement of the teeth 
proper to any animal : as, the carnivorous den- 
tition, in which the teeth are normally special- 
ized as incisors, canines, premolars, and molars; 
the rodent drntit'mn. in which some or all of the 
teeth grow indefinitely from persistent pulps, 
