Definitions for: Dogtooth

[n] a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
[n] one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
[n] perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

Webster (1913) Definition: Dog"tooth`, n.; pl. Dogteeth.
1. See Canine tooth, under Canine.

2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture,
consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; --
also called tooth ornament.

Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute
crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite.

Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily
family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat
leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also
dog's-tooth violet.]

Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, cuspid, dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet, eye tooth, eyetooth

See Also: amberbell, architectural ornament, blonde lilian, Erythronium, Erythronium albidum, Erythronium americanum, Erythronium californicum, Erythronium dens-canis, Erythronium grandiflorum, European dogtooth, fang, fawn lily, genus Erythronium, glacier lily, liliaceous plant, snow lily, tooth, trout lily, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet, yellow adder's tongue

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