Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little hollow; a dimple.
- noun In pathology, a small ulcer of the transparent cornea, the center of which is deep.
- noun A hollow of considerable depth in the grinding-face of a tooth, more or less completely surrounded by enamel folds: typically shown in such a tooth as the molar of a rhinoceros. See cut under
tooth .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
- noun (Med.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A little
hollow ; adimple . - noun medicine A small, deep-centred
ulcer of the transparentcornea . - noun dentistry A small
depression in thecrown of atooth
Etymologies
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French, diminutive of fosse a fosse.
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