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An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] Hearne.

To heap up. [Obs.] Foxe.

A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand. [R.]

In heaps; full of heaps.

A lewd man; also, a bully. [Obs.] Dryden.

One who brags; a boaster.

An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865). [U. S.]

A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [|]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk. Dagger moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The larvæ are often destructive to the foliage of fruit trees, etc. -- Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vi…

To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale.

Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv.

That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.

The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of sand." Sir M. Hale.

Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative language." Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." W. J. Linton. -- Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly, adv. Carlyle.

One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner.

Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson.

One who gags.

a) jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t. Jagger spring, a spring beneath a seat, and resting on cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. Knight.

Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis). [Written also jagghery.]

nnate with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for ornament.

A laggard.