Home › Words › D › dancettedancettedancette · noun — A zigzag or indented line or figure.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyApparently from a scribal error for French or Middle French denché, from Old French denché, dansié, from Latin dens (“tooth”).nounA zigzag or indented line or figure.e.g.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:dancette.”The chevron or zigzag moulding common in Romanesque architecture.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dancetté 69% match — Deeply indented; having large teeth. vs dancette →danceline 61% match — A troupe of dancers, especially cheerleaders vs dancette →ziggety 61% match — zigzagging. vs dancette →zigzagwise 60% match — With a zigzagging shape or motion. vs dancette →dancily 59% match — In a dancy manner. vs dancette →dagges 58% match — An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments. vs dancette →dancery 57% match — A place for dancing, specifically a nightclub. vs dancette →dashed 56% match — Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. vs dancette →