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architectural ornament vs dogtooth

dogtooth vs architectural ornament

architectural ornament and dogtooth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
architectural ornament Yes No No No
dogtooth Yes No No No
As nouns, dogtooth is a hyponym of architectural ornament; that is, dogtooth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than architectural ornament:
  • architectural ornament: (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
  • dogtooth: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
Other hyponyms of architectural ornament include antefix, crocket, foliage, foliation, fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern, frieze, guilloche, trefoil.
architectural ornament (noun) dogtooth (noun)
(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
Difference between architectural ornament and dogtooth

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