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Webster 1913 Edition
Serrated
{
Ser′rate
,Ser′ra-ted
, }Adj.
[L.
serratus
, fr. serra
a saw; perhaps akin to secare
to cut, E. saw
a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra
.] 1.
Notched on the edge, like a saw.
2.
(Bot.)
Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards;
as,
. serrate
leavesDoubly serrate
, having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm.
– Serrate-ciliate
, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; – said of a leaf.
– Serrate-dentate
, having the serratures toothed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Serrated
SER'RATED
, edge, like a saw. In botany, having sharp notches about the edge, pointing towards the extremity; as a serrate leaf.Definition 2024
serrated
serrated
English
Adjective
serrated (not comparable)
- saw-like.
- That knife has a serrated blade.
- Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
- Maple leaves have serrated edges.
Translations
saw-like
|
Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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Verb
serrated
- simple past tense and past participle of serrate