cure-dent

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cure-dent

\kyʁ.dɑ̃\

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Composé de curer et de dent.

noun cure-dents · curedent

Petit instrument servant à curer les dents. Vous êtes des brutes ! vous voulez nettoyer une nation avec des cure-dents, répliqua l’homme à la république.

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toothpick stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth

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"cure-dent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/cure-dent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cure-dent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cure-dent

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"cure-dent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cure-dent.

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@misc{cure_dent_2026,
  title = {cure-dent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/cure-dent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}