dancetten.
/danˈsɛt/ 1. Heraldry. A fesse with three indentations.
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1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xiv. §1. 160 The ‘daunces’ are equivalent to a group of fusils conjoined in fesse across the shield, which is sometimes blazoned as a ‘dancette’ or a fesse dancettée.
2. Architecture. A zigzag or chevron moulding.
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1838 J. Britton Dict. Archit. & Archæol. 249 The chevron moulding, or dancette.
1876 W. Papworth Gwilt's Encycl. Archit. (rev. ed.) Gloss. 1229 Dancettte, the chevron, or zigzag moulding, in Norman architecture.
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