Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish.

To furnish with teeth.

To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw.

a small projection; interlocking projections of the bivalve hinge; those near the umbone are cardinal teeth; those on either side are the lateral teeth.

a dental structure of the jaw used to cut, grind and chew food for the process of ingestion.

Bone-like projection from the jaw of a chordate used primarily for grasping, biting, or chewing food. If found in the fossil record is considered as a body fossil.

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"

a hard structure found in the jaw of some animals

a hard structure in the mouth of vertebrates

a hard structure, set in the upper or lower jaw, that is used for chewing food

A bony structure projecting from the maxilla or mandible that provides for the grinding, or mechanical digestion, of food particles. Trabecula (traw-BEHK-yoo-law) A thin plate of bone within spongy bone tissue. Also, a band of supportive connective tissue extending to the interior of an organ from its outer wall.

Its derived meaning relates to function rather than form, and in its pure form describes a conical or pyramidal elevation regardless of its substance. Horn-like teeth originate from the ectoderm while teeth in vertebrates are formed from both ectoderm and mesoderm. The teeth of most vertebrates consist primarily of dentin. This layer may be covered by enamel in the exposed tooth and by cementum in the root portion which is lodged in bone. However, these layers do not define nor do they exist in all animal teeth. ("Comparative Odontology," Bernhard Peyer, University of Chicago Press, 1968, pp. 9-12.)

The structures within the mouth that allow for biting and chewing. Teeth have different shapes, depending on their purpose. The sharp canine and frontal teeth allow for biting, while the flattened, thick molars in the back of the mouth provide grinding surfaces for masticating food. All teeth have essentially the same structure: a hard crown above the gum line, which is attached to two or four roots by a portion called the neck. The roots are covered with a very thin layer of bone, and keep the tooth embedded in the bones of the jaw. The exposed exterior of the tooth is covered with tough enamel. Under the enamel is a thick layer of dentin, and in the center is the pulp. Blood vessels and nerves are found within the pulp. See the entire definition of Tooth

The wirey hand of a heavier tweed is described as "tooth" - probably because fabric makes you feel as through someone is biting you.

Teeth (singular, tooth) are structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates. The primary function of teeth is to tear and chew food, and in some animals, particularly carnivores, for fighting and/or defence. The roots of the teeth are covered by gums.

A very slight surface texture of paper preferred for dry media such as charcoal and pastel.

Refers to the rough texture of a paper's surface.

The slight texture of a surface that provides good adhesion for subsequent coats of paint.

A characteristic of paper in which the finish is slightly rough, allowing it to readily take printing ink.

Refers to a paper's surface roughness. Rougher paper has more "tooth".

The condition of a flat or non-glossy surface, which allows a succeeding coating, film to adhere readily. See Adhesion, Mechanical Adhesion.

Profile. Mechanical anchorage. Surface roughness.

The texture of a sheet of paper

Texture given to a surface by abrading it so a subsequent coat will bond to it. Also referred to as "key", or mechanical anchorage.

Describes a surface texture that grips a drawing pigment.

In a dry paint film, a fine texture imparted either by a proportion of relatively coarse or abrasive pigment, or by the abrasives used in sanding; this texture improves the burnish properties and also provides a good base for the adhesion of a subsequent coat of paint.

The microscopic surface texture that allows for mechanical bonding of paint or primer.

The rough surfaced finish of papers such as vellum or antique.

A slightly rough paper which permits acceptance of ink readily.

The texture of a surface, especially paper.

The surface roughness of paper that allows it to take up ink.

The slightly rough finish of paper or plastics which permits ink to adhere to the surface.

A slightly rough paper surface which is readily ink receptive. to top

The profile, mechanical anchor pattern or surface roughness.

Rough surface of finish such as antique or vellum.

The coarse quality of a surface (or a coating on a surface) that improves the performance, appearance and longevity of paint.

That property of a surface that allows the film of succeeding coats of finishing materials to adhere readily.

friction between nib and paper; preferred (in moderation) by some as more responsive than a frictionless glide; to be distinguished from scratchiness, which is generally used to describe a nib that catches on the paper

A characteristic of paper, a slightly rough finish, which permits it to take ink readily.

the grain or surface texture of a support which enables particles of a drawing or painting medium to attach to it. A smooth art board has very little tooth; a rough paper, for example, has pronounced tooth. Trammelling: a method of drawing an ellipse by reference to the measurements of its major and minor axes.

1. A point on the cutting edge of a saw. 2. The ability of paint primer to bond with a surface.

an organ, just as any other organ or bone in the body

Small bumps which texture the wrapper on a cigar.

Those little "bumps" of oil on a fine quality Camaroon wrapper.

The grain pattern characteristic of less smooth wrapper leaf, such as leaf from Cameroon.

regular projection on gear rim.