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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}, {eyetooth}, {cuspid}] 3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
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