Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dogtooth \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}.]
Source : WordNet®
dogteeth
See {dogtooth}
dogtooth
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
[syn: {dogtooth violet}, {dog's-tooth violet}]
2: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw)
located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine},
{canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {eye tooth}, {cuspid}]
3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
[also: {dogteeth} (pl)]