dentelle C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /dɛnˈtɛl/ UK /dɛnˈtɛl/ See IPA manual Freq #885741 Meanings 1 noun lace or lacework, especially as an article of dress The wardrobe contained silk gowns, shawls, and delicate dentelles. 2 noun a lacy style of ornamental bookbinding tooling, often arranged as a border A gold dentelle framed the leather book cover. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · lace or lacework,... lacelacework 2 noun · a lacy style of ornamental... lace toolingornamental border Word family Forms dentelles Related forms lacedentiltooth 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. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dentelle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɛnˈtɛl/ **IPA (UK):** /dɛnˈtɛl/ **Frequency rank:** 885741 ## Meanings 1. lace or lacework, especially as an article of dress 2. a lacy style of ornamental bookbinding tooling, often arranged as a border ## Examples - The wardrobe contained silk gowns, shawls, and delicate dentelles. - A gold dentelle framed the leather book cover. ## Synonyms - lace - lacework - lace tooling ## Related Forms - lace - dentil - tooth ## 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. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown