dictionary definitions for "denture"


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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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


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