denticule Arch.
(ˈdɛntɪkjuːl)
[a. F. denticule (1545 in transl. of Vitruvius), ad. L. denticul-us little tooth, dim. of dens, dent-em tooth: see -cule. Also used in Latin form.]
= dentil b.
| 1563 Shute Archit. C j b, In Corona, ye shal make Denticulos. Ibid. C iv a, They haue added Echinus, and Denticuli. 1846 Worchester, Denticule (Arch.), the flat projecting part of a cornice, on which dentils are cut. Francis. |