Meanings
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1
noun
lace or lacework, especially as an article of dress
The wardrobe contained silk gowns, shawls, and delicate dentelles.
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2
noun
a lacy style of ornamental bookbinding tooling, often arranged as a border
A gold dentelle framed the leather book cover.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French dentelle, literally 'little tooth,' the diminutive of dent, 'tooth,' from Latin dens. The toothed or scalloped appearance of fine lace motivated the name.