Having a border or edge decorated with small rectangular notches or indentations arranged in a regular pattern.
From Old French 'dentelle' (lace), which comes from 'dent' (tooth) in Latin 'dens.' The term originally referred to decorative patterns resembling teeth, then evolved to describe lace and ornamental edging.
Medieval and Renaissance craftspeople used this technique on everything from architectural moldings to fabric edges, creating intricate patterns that looked like they had tiny teeth marching along the border!
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