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dentāle, is, and dentālia, ium (only the plural class.; sing. post-class.), n. [dens, no. I. B.], the share-beam, to which the vomer or ploughshare was attached.

  1. I. Prop., plur., Verg. G. 1, 172; Col. 2, 2, 24.
    Sing.: genus vomerum toto porrectum dentali, Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 171.
  2. * II. Meton.: sulco terens dentalia, a ploughshare, Pers. 1, 73.

dentānĕus, a, um, adj., threatening: dentanea (fulgura) quae speciem periculi sine periculo adferunt, Sen. N. Q. 2, 49, 1 fin.

dentārĭus, a, um, adj. [dens], pertaining to the teeth (in the later medic. lang.): herba, i. e. that cures the toothache, Ap. Herb. 4, 8, 66.

† dentarpăga, ae, f. [vox hibr. from dens and ἅρπαξ], an instrument for drawing teeth, Varr. ap. Non. 99, 24.

dentātus, a, um, adj. [dens].

  1. I. Toothed, having teeth.
    1. A. Lit.: quosdam et cum dentibus nasci, sicut M. Curium, qui ob id Dentatus cognominatus est, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 68: male dentata (puella), Ov. R. Am. 339; Mart. 1, 73.
      1. 2. Pregn.: bestiae, the wild beasts used in the public combats, Amm. 31, 10, 19; 19, 6, 4; Inscr. Orell. 2533; and: facete, vir (i. e. mordax), Plaut. Ps. 4, 4, 3.
    2. B. Meton. (acc. to dens, no. I. B.), toothed, dentated, spiked, pointed: rastri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll.; cf. crates, Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 173: serra, id. 36, 22, 48, § 167; Lucr. 2, 432.
  2. * II. Charta, polished with a tooth, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 6; cf. Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81.

Denter, tris, m. [dens], the surname of M. Livius (consul 452 A. U. C.), Liv. 10, 1 and 9.

Denthēlēthi, ōrum, m. Δανθηλῆται, = Denseletae q. v., Liv. 39, 53, 12 al.

Denthelĭăthēs, is, adj. [Δενθάλιοι, a city of the Peloponnesus], Denthelian, belonging to Denthalii: ager, Tac. A. 4, 43.

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.