Denture

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denture \Den"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F.
     denture, OF. denteure.] (Dentistry)
     An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  denture
       n : a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
           [syn: {dental plate}, {plate}]