Denti di sega / denti di lupo

English translation: sawtooth/dogtooth

15:15 Nov 19, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / Description of a Cathedral
Italian term or phrase: Denti di sega / denti di lupo
Hello everybody,

from a description of a Cathedral "la decorazione è completata da denti di sega e anche di lupo".

Denti di sega = sawtooth
Denti di lupo = wolftooth (?)

My doubt is about wolf tooth because I googled it but without convincing results.

Thank you.
Simona La Vecchia
Italy
Local time: 23:08
English translation:sawtooth/dogtooth
Explanation:
You've asked two terms in one question, which is against the rules, but you've also provided the correct translation for the first. We would say dogtooth for denti di lupo.
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philgoddard
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4 +2sawtooth/dogtooth
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sawtooth/dogtooth


Explanation:
You've asked two terms in one question, which is against the rules, but you've also provided the correct translation for the first. We would say dogtooth for denti di lupo.


    Reference: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-tooth
philgoddard
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Howard Sugar: dogtooth pattern is often used in early Christian Veneto-Byzantine churches
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agree  Michele Fauble
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