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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
leaves
.
Doubly 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)

  1. saw-like.
    That knife has a serrated blade.
  2. Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
    Maple leaves have serrated edges.

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Verb

serrated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of serrate

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