dogtooth (n.)

  1. perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

    [ Syn: dogtooth violet , dogs-tooth violet ]

  2. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

    [ Syn: canine , canine tooth , eyetooth , eye tooth , cuspid ]

  3. a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England

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