toothed

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination“saw-toothed”
  2. notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apexSynonyms: serrateserratedsaw-toothednotched
  3. having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawedSynonyms: erosejaggedjaggynotched
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tooth \Tooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Toothing.]

1.To furnish with teeth. [1913 Webster]

The twin cards toothed with glittering wire.— Wordsworth.[1913 Webster]

2.To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw. [1913 Webster]

3.To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]


Toothed \Toothed\, a.

1.Having teeth; furnished with teeth. "Ruby-lipped and toothed with pearl." --Herrick. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot. & Zool.) Having marginal projecting points; dentate. [1913 Webster]

Toothed whale (Zool.), any whale of the order Denticete. See Denticete.

Toothed wheel, a wheel with teeth or projections cut or set on its edge or circumference, for transmitting motion by their action on the engaging teeth of another wheel. [1913 Webster]

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