ALL meanings of dentil
den·til
D d - noun dentil 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 3
- noun dentil any of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth, as from under a cornice 3
- noun dentil (in classical architecture) one of a number of small, rectangular blocks resembling teeth and used as a decoration under the soffit of a cornice. 1
- noun dentil any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices. 1
- noun dentil (architecture) One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice. 0