- Serratures
- SERRATIONS, or SERRATURESThe scales which project from the body of wool fibres, and which, during the milling operation assist the felting of the wool by interlocking.
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Doubly serrate — 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 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
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-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
Biserrate — Bi*ser rate, a. [Pref. bi + serrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate, as in some leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Serrate on both sides, as some antenn[ae]. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
