dinkus

== English == === Alternative forms === dingus === Etymology === From dinky (“tiny and cute”). The word was coined by an artist on the Australian periodical The Bulletin in the 1920s. === Noun === dinkus (plural dinkuses) A small drawing or artwork used for decoration in a magazine or periodical. (typography) A small ornament, usually a line of three asterisks (* * *), especially for the purpose of breaking up sections of a chapter, article, or other text. Coordinate term: asterism === References === === Further reading === dinkus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Daisy Alioto (8 June 2018), “Ode to the Dinkus”, in Paris Review, retrieved 12 August 2019