Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Variant of orthodontia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Etymologies
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Examples
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What you may not know is Laura and the ringmaster, her husband, have already invested a lot of money in orthodonture for three of the clowns … enough to buy a family cruise vacation.
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She had those perfect teeth, the result of years of expensive orthodonture.
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I've done car pools and bag lunches and overwhelming questions; orthodonture, Little League and PTA, difficult choices and the facts of life.
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There will be no killing of the goat today; we might poke it with sharp sticks, or call it fat, or make fun its orthodonture, but no goats have been killed in the making of this blog.
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Only this time without the orthodonture or the algebra, thank god.
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She clicked on a photo of little girls with identical grins and matching orthodonture, feeling a surprising stab of envy.
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And how he planned to pay for his daughter's orthodonture.
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Anyone who wants you to believe that cellular manufacturers buy ANYTHING at single quantity prices is prevaricating through their orthodonture.
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She had an overbite that made her lips hang slightly open; her lipstick was black, and beaming through the inky flesh was the silvery glint of orthodonture.
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Thinking about them, they really added up to no more than hysterical sniffles, not enough to eat, and the pathetic evidence that there hadn't been any money for orthodonture.
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