designslinger - Word of the Week: dentil


[dentil (1907) Michael Reese Hospital /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

dentil [DEN-tl] n. one of a band of small, square, toothlike blocks forming part of the characteristic ornamentation of the Ionic, Corinthian and Composite orders and sometimes the Doric.


[dentil (1907) Babette & Emanuel Mandel Clinic, Michael Reese Hospital /Image & Artwork: designslinger]
Posted by designslinger at 11/10/2010 1:28 AM
Categories: Dictionary
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