serrated
/səˈɹeɪtɪd/ adjective
Also a form of serrate
- adjective Notched or cut like a saw. “That knife has a serrated blade.”
- adjective Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections. “Maple leaves have serrated edges.”
Synonyms
Etymology
Past participle of serrate.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Notched on the edge, like a saw.
- adjective 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.
Etymology [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “serrated”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details