DENTURE

denture, dental plate, plate

(noun) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

denture (plural dentures)

a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit

an artificial replacement of one or more teeth

(often, in the plural) a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth

Usage notes

The use of the term dentures rather than the term false teeth was once considered "non-U".

Synonyms

• (artificial teeth): choppers, false teeth

Anagrams

• detuner, retuned, tenured, untreed

Source: Wiktionary


Den"ture, n. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. denture, OF. denteure.] (Dentistry)

Definition: An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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