dentelle

noun

den·​telle

denˈtel,

dänˈ-

plural -s

1

a

: lace

b

: lacework

2

: a lacy style of book-cover decoration featuring angular or toothed outlines around fine detail

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, literally, small tooth, from Old French, diminutive of dent tooth, from Latin dent-, dens

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