Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jagging}.]
To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
[Written also {jagg}.]
{Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for
cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.
Jagged \Jag"ged\, a.
Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or
teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. `` Jagged
vine leaves' shade.'' --Trench. -- {Jag"ged*ly}, adv. --
{Jag"ged*ness}, n.
Source : WordNet®
jagged
See {jag}
jag
v : cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
[also: {jagging}, {jagged}]
jag
n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag
of the rock"
2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different
color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval
clothing [syn: {dag}]
4: a bout of drinking or drug taking
[also: {jagging}, {jagged}]
jagged
adj 1: having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged
outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: {jaggy},
{scraggy}]
2: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though
gnawed [syn: {erose}, {jaggy}, {notched}, {toothed}]