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: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
fine-toothed
Examples of toothed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The fossil’s long, toothed snout suggests that Pebanista fed on fish as modern river dolphins do.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Paleontologists have known about toothed birds since the 1870s.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Named in 1872, Hesperornis was one of the earliest toothed birds known.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
The three-leaf warning also applies to poison oak, which also grows both as a leafy shrub and as a climbing vine and produces three leaflets with scalloped or toothed edges.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
The baiji is best known for its squinty eyes and a long, toothed, beak-like mouth.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2023
The toothed sole will keep you from slipping, and the soft insole will leave your feet dry and comfortable.
—Iona Brannon, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2022
What’s neat about Halloween is its ability to offer something for everyone: candy for the sweet-toothed, guts and gore to appease horror enthusiasts, and costumes that can send up peals of laughter or fright, depending on your personal Halloween ethos.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
Monica Lynch, a Black woman veteran with a shy, gap-toothed smile and an outspoken critic of the sheriff’s office, lost her brother to a county jail.
—Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of toothed was
in the 14th century
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“Toothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothed. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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Medical Definition
toothed
adjectiveˈtütht also ˈtü-thəd
1
: having teeth especially of an indicated kind or number
small-toothed individuals
2
: having pointed projections on the margin or surface
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