Toothwork

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Toothed ornamentation. uncountable

    "On the arch is the Norman toothwork, identical with the newer portions of the buildings to which we have just referred."

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"On the arch is the Norman toothwork, identical with the newer portions of the buildings to which we have just referred."

Etymology

From tooth + -work.

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