tooth net (tothnet)

A large fishing-net anchored. [Scotch.] tooth-ornament (töth'ôr"na-ment), n. In medieval arch., a molding of the Romanesque and Early Pointed styles, especial ly frequent in Normandy and in England. It consists of a square four-leaved flower, the center of which projects in a point. It is generally inserted in a hollow molding, with the flowers in close contact with one another, though they are not unfrequently placed a short distance apart, and in rich suits of moldings are often repeated several times. Compare dog - tooth, and nail-headed molding (under nail headed ). tooth-paste (töth'pāst), n. dentifrice in the form of paste. toothpick (töth'pik), n. and a. [ A IMG:content-0576.png:[blocks in formation] Tooth-ornament. In the seventeenth century toothpicks were often of precious material, as gold; and gold and silver toothpicks are toilet articles still sometimes used. I have all that's requisite To the making up of a signior: my spruce ruff, My hooded cloak, long stocking, and paned hose, My case of toothpicks , and my silver fork To convey an olive neatly to my mouth. 2. A bowie-knife. [Slang, U. S.] Things supposed to be required by "honor" will coarsen as they descend among the vulgar;. the duel will de velop into a street or bar-room fight, with "Arkansas tooth. picks" as the weapons. The Nation, Dec. 7, 1882, p. 485. 3. An umbelliferous plant, Ammi Visnaga, of the Mediterranean region: so named from the use made of the rays of the main umbel, which harden after flowering. Also called toothpick bishop's - weed, and Spanish toothpick. II. a . Shaped like a toothpick: specifically noting boots and shoes having narrow, pointed toes. [Slang.]