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denture (n.)
1874, from French
denture
"set of teeth," from Latin
dens
(genitive
dentis
, "tooth;" see
tooth
) +
-ure
(see
-ure
). In Middle English, the word meant "an indenture; a zigzag course" (c. 1400). Related:
Dentures
.
