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See Jag.

ags; 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.

One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (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.

palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis). [Written also jagghery.]

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

Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. Addison.

A part of a brick with one whole end. Bat bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. Knight.

Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped.

Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed.

Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed. -- E*rose"ly, adv.

Fringed; jagged; fimbriate.

Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.

gry; incensed; enraged. [Recent] The irate colonel . . . stood speechless. Thackeray. Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate. Dickens.

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, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge.

One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.

nd the Caryota urens. When fermented it yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also palm toddy. -- Palm worm, or Palmworm. (Zoöl.) (a) The larva of a palm weevil.

Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.

Like the teeth off a saw; jagged. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Rough; rugged; jaggy. Milton. [A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell. Keble.