Dentil:
I would be hard pressed to choose my favorite architectural term – but dentil comes pretty close to the top of my list. Even if you didn’t wonder about the similarity between dentil and dental (the word is derived from the Latin “dentes,” meaning teeth), looking at a neat, orderly band of blocks ornamenting a cornice just looks like teeth ready to chomp down on something tasty. [Gardens To Gables]
Visit the link above for useful illustrations. Noted somewhere in this video from Our Restoration Nation hosted by Laine Berry:
