SERRATE


Meaning of SERRATE in English

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 serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.

[ 1590-1600; serratus, equiv. to serr ( a ) saw + -atus -ATE 1 ]

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