toothed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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adjective having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination
adjective notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
adjective having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed

From tooth + -ed.

A toothed wheel of any kind. — Practical Mechanics for Boys, James Slough Zerbe
They rose singly from it, sheer and sudden, toothed and triangled like icebergs, hot as stoves. — Red Men and White, Owen Wister
Right and left ranked the toothed and zigzag line of storm-torn heights, forming the series which culminated in the one beneath their feet. — A pair of blue eyes, Thomas Hardy

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