dogtooth

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dogtooth

(Alan Witschonke)

n.

1. A canine tooth; an eyetooth.
2. Architecture. A medieval ornament consisting of four leaflike projections radiating from a raised center.

1. An ornament in medieval architecture and derivatives, of more or less elaborate motif, usually pyramidal with notched sides, the diagonal portions usually resembling petals or leaves which radiate from the raised point.
2. A brick laid with its corners projecting from the wall face.

dogtooth, 1

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
  Synonyms: dogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violet

Meaning #2: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
  Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid

Meaning #3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hundetandsornament

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoektand, (ruit) patroon, viooltje

Français (French)
n. - canine, croc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eckzahn, Fangzahn, Hundszahnornament

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κυνόδους, σκυλόδοντο

Italiano (Italian)
dente canino, dentello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dente (m) canino

Русский (Russian)
резец

Español (Spanish)
n. - colmillo, canino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hörntand

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
犬齿, 犬牙饰, 犬牙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 犬齒, 犬牙飾, 犬牙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 송곳니

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 犬歯, 犬歯飾り
v. - 犬歯飾りで装飾する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناب, ناب في الفك العلوي, حليه قديمه شبيه بالأسنان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיטור בצורת שיניים, שן כלב‬

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