- denture (n.)
[denture 词源字典]
- 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.[denture etymology, denture origin, 英语词源]