The corpus record — Latin

denticulus

denticulus · m

a little tooth

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Where it lives

De Architectura 15 · 2.6/10k
Apologia 1 · 0.47/10k

What it meant

dentĭcŭlus — Lewis & Short

dentĭcŭlus, i, m.dim.dens,

I a little tooth (not ante-Aug.).

I Lit., Pall. 1, 28, 6; Ap. Mag. p. 278, 9.—

II Meton.

A An agricultural implement with teeth, Pall. Jun. 2, 4.—

B In archit., a modillion, dental, a small ornament between the frieze and the larmier, Vitr. 1, 2; 4, 2.

In the wild

denticulos Vitruvius, De Architectura 4.2.4
denticulo Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.9.3
denticulus Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.9.4
denticulos Vitruvius, De Architectura 4.2.5
denticulo Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.9.2
denticulos Vitruvius, De Architectura 4.2.5

6 of 16 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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