English Dictionary: serrated | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. |