dent2 (dent)

[F. dent, OF. dent = Sp. diente = Pg. It. dente, High was his comb, and coral-red withal, In dents embattled like a castle-wall. Dryden, Cock and Fox. 2. A tooth of a comb, metallic brush, or card. -3. A salient tooth or knob in the works of a lock. E. H. Knight.-4. A tooth of a gearwheel. E. H. Knight. -5. A cane or wire of the reed frame in a weavers' loom. dent2+ (dent), v. t. [ IMG:content-2380.png:[blocks in formation] Gawan and Gologras , i. 6. dentagra (den-tag'ra), n. [L. den (t-)s, E. tooth , + Gr. άγρα , a hunting, catching, taken in the senses it has in ποδάγρα , a trap for the feet, also gout in the feet (> E. podagra ), χειράγρα , gout in the hands (E. chiragra ).] 1. The toothache. 2. An instrument for drawing teeth; a IMG:content-2381.png:[ocr errors] tooth-forceps. dental (den'tal), a. and n. [F. dental = Sp. Pg. dental = It. dentale, The Hebrews have a igned which letters are labial, which dental , and which guttural. Bacon . 3. Connected with or used in dentistry: as, dental rubber; a dental mallet or hammer.Dental arch, the curved line of the teeth in their sockets, corresponding to the alveolar border of each jaw. The somewhat parabolic curve of this arch in man, and its continuity, are among the diagnostic zoological characters of the genus Homo. - Dental canal. See can all. - Dental cartilage. See cartilage. - Dental cavity, the natural hollow of a tooth; the pulp-cavity (which see). - Dental chisel, cut, drill, file, foramen, etc. See the nouns. - Dental formula, a formal or tabular statement of the number and kinds of teeth a mammal may have; a formula of the dentition, in which the letters i., c., pm., and m. respectively denote incisor, canine, premolar, and molar, and figures are used to indicate the number of each kind of teeth, the figures above a horizontal line (like the numerator of a fraction) referring to the upper jaw, those below the line to the lower jaw. When the letter d is prefixed to i., c., pm., and m., it signifies deciduous, and consequently the formula is that of the milk-dentition. The dental formula is usually written in full, as in the subjoined extract; but since there are always the same number of teeth on each side of either jaw, sometimes only each half jaw is indicated: thus, the formula for adult man would be i., c. 1, pm., m.×2=32. See the extract. dentation