"dancette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dancettes [plural]
Etymology: Apparently from a scribal error for French or Middle French denché, from Old French denché, dansié, from Latin dens (“tooth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|frm|denché}} Middle French denché, {{der|en|fro|denché}} Old French denché, {{der|en|la|dens||tooth}} Latin dens (“tooth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dancette (plural dancettes)
  1. (heraldry) A zigzag or indented line or figure. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-dancette-en-noun-CFEybAFN Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (architecture) The chevron or zigzag moulding common in Romanesque architecture. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-dancette-en-noun-pt1ITlms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Topics: architecture

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