What is formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.] How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation Paley called?
dentation — Formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.] How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation Paley. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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