Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Tooth
tooth, n. [OE tóþ.]
- Edge; sharpness; biting feeling; gnawing sensation; [fig.] remorse; reproach.
- Instruments for chewing; little hard bones in the mouth.
- Phrase. “Garnet Tooth”: explosion; volcanic eruption; [kenning] flames; fire; lava.
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