dentil band

noun

1. (in classical architecture) a molding occupying the position of a row of dentils and often cut to resemble one.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dentil band¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

These have sometimes been termed “the bed mouldings,” and among them occurs one which is almost typical of the order, and is termed a dentil band.

From Project Gutenberg

Such an ornament is more naturally constructed in wood than in stone or marble, but if the real derivation of the Ionic order, as of the Doric, be in fact from timber structures, the dentil band is apparently the only feature in which that origin can now be traced.

From Project Gutenberg

Dentil band, in Classic architecture, a series of small blocks resembling square-shaped teeth.

From Project Gutenberg