denture

2 definitions found

denture - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

denture - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  denture
      n 1: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
           [syn: denture, dental plate, plate]