dentelle
[ den-tel, dahn- ]
/ dɛnˈtɛl, dɑn- /
noun
a lacelike, tooled pattern used in decorating book covers.
Origin of dentelle
1840–50; < French: lace, literally, little tooth < Old French
dentele, diminutive of
dent
tooth < Latin
dent- (stem of
dēns)
Words nearby dentelle
dentate,
dentate gyrus,
dentate nucleus of cerebellum,
dentate suture,
dentation,
dentelle,
dentes,
dentex,
denti-,
denticle,
denticulate