serrated

adjective

1. having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife.
2. serrate.

adjective

1. Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
2. Numismatics. (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
3. serrated.

verb (used with object), ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing.

4. to make serrate or serrated: He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.

adjective (səˈreɪtɪd)

1. having a notched or sawlike edge

adjective (ˈsɛrɪt, -eɪt)

1. (of leaves) having a margin of forward pointing teeth
2. having a notched or sawlike edge

verb (səˈreɪt)

3. (tr) to make serrate

adj.1703, past participle adjective based on Latin serratus (see serrate (adj.)). Serrating “sawing” attested from 1590s, but serrate as a transitive verb not attested before 1750 according to OED. adj.“notched,” 1660s, from Latin serratus “sawlike, notched like a saw,” from serra “a saw,” of unknown origin. Related: Serrated; serrating. adj.

1. Having or forming a row of small, sharp, projections resembling the teeth of a saw.
2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections.