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dentĭcŭlātus, a, um, adj. [denticulus], furnished with small teeth, denticulated (post-Aug.): falces, Col. 2, 20, 3: forfices, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97: conchae, id. 9, 33, 52, § 102: olus, id. 26, 15, 93, § 164.

dentĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [dens], a little tooth (not ante-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit., Pall. 1, 28, 6; Ap. Mag. p. 278, 9.
  2. II. Meton.
    1. A. An agricultural implement with teeth, Pall. Jun. 2, 4.
    2. B. In archit., a modillion, dental, a small ornament between the frieze and the larmier, Vitr. 1, 2; 4, 2.

* dentĭdūcum, i, n. (sc. instrumentum) [dens-duco], an instrument for drawing teeth, as transl. of the Gr. ὀδονταγωγόν, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 4 fin. (in Varro, dentarpaga q. v.).

dentĭfrangĭbŭlus, i, m., and -um, i, n. [dens-frango], a tooth-breaker, a comic word in Plautus.

  1. * I. Masc., one who knocks out teeth, Plaut. Bac. 4, 2, 23.
  2. * II. N. pl. (sc. instrumenta), the fist, id. ib. 14.

dentĭfrĭcĭum, ii, n. [dens-frico], tooth-powder, dentifrice, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 178 sq.; 29, 3, 11, § 46 al.; Scrib. Comp. 59 et saep.

* dentĭlĕgus, i. m. [dens-lego], one who picks up his teeth, sc. after they have been knocked out; a tooth-gatherer, a comic word: dentilegos omnis mortalis faciam, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 18.

1. dentĭo, īre, v. n. [dens], to get or cut teeth, to teeth.

  1. I. Prop.: propria dentientium, Cels. 2, 1 med.: pueros tarde dentientis, Plin. 30, 3, 8, § 22; cf. id. 21, 20, 83, § 140 al.: auribus perhauriunda haec sunt, ne dentes dentiant (the words of a parasite who fears to have nothing for his teeth to chew upon), lest the teeth grow, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 34 Lorenz ad loc.

* 2. dentĭo, ōnis, f. [1. dentio], a teething, dentition, Plin. Val. 1, 4, 2.

dentiscalpĭum, ii, n. [dens-scalpo], a tooth-pick, Mart. 7, 53; 14, 22 in lemm.

dentītĭo, ōnis, f. [1. dentio], a teething, dentition, of children, etc., Plin. 28, 19, 78, § 257 sq.; 30, 15, 47, § 135 sq. al.; Veg. a. v. 3, 25, 1.

dentix (dentrix, Isid. Orig. 12, 6, 23), ĭcis, m. [dens], a sort of sea-fish; plur. Col. 8, 16, 8.