- serrate, serrated
- Toothed. [L. serratus, fr. serra, a saw]
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serrate, serrated
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Serrated — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serrate — [ser′āt΄, ser′it; ] for v., [ser′āt΄, sə rāt′] adj. [L serratus < serra, a saw] having sawlike notches along the edge, as some leaves: see LEAF: also serrated vt. serrated, serrating to make serrate … English World dictionary
Serrate — Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serrate-ciliate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serrate-dentate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serrated — 1703, pp. adj. from SERRATE (Cf. serrate) … Etymology dictionary
serrate — 1660s, from L. serratus “notched like a saw,” from serra “saw,” of unknown origin. Related: Serrated; serrating … Etymology dictionary
serrated — [adj] jagged denticulate, indented, notched, ragged, sawlike, sawtooth, sawtoothed, scored, serrate, serried, serriform, serrulate, toothed; concept 486 Ant. smooth … New thesaurus
serrate — adj. /ser ayt, it/; v. /ser ayt, seuh rayt /, adj., v., serrated, serrating. adj. 1. Chiefly Biol. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf. 2. Numis. (of a coin) having a grooved edge. 3. serrated. v.t. 4. to make serrate or serrated: He… … Universalium
serrate — adjective /ˈsɛreɪt/ (say serayt), / rət/ (say ruht) 1. having notches or teeth along the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf; a serrate blade. 2. having a grooved edge, as certain coins. 3. having notches or teeth along the edge. –verb (t) /səˈreɪt/… …
