Definition of tooth

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Tooth (n.) one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome.

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Erose :: Erose (a.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed..
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) Fig.: Taste; palate.
Odontostomatous :: Odontostomatous (a.) Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied to certain insects.
Prong :: Prong (n.) The fang of a tooth.
Incisor :: Incisor (a.) Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth..
Gat-toothed :: Gat-toothed (a.) Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth; lustful; wanton.
Scrimshaw :: Scrimshaw (n.) A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed..
Laniary :: Laniary (a.) A laniary, or canine, tooth..
Escapement :: Escapement (n.) The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration..
Denticulation :: Denticulation (n.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.
Smilodon :: Smilodon (n.) An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. See Mach/rodus.
Tubulous :: Tubulous (a.) Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower..
Odontoblast :: Odontoblast (n.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.
Dentile :: Dentile (n.) A small tooth, like that of a saw..
Dentilated :: Dentilated (a.) Toothed.
Tusk :: Tusk (n.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth..
Retaliation :: Retaliation (n.) The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth..
Canine :: Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4..
Crenature :: Crenature (n.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also crenelle..
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