SERRATING

Verb

serrating

present participle of serrate

Anagrams

• arresting, astringer, rastering

Source: Wiktionary

SERRATE

Ser"rate, Ser"ra*ted, a. Etym: [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.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

– Serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition