notched

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  1. Having a notch or notches; nicked; indented. The middle claw of the heron and cormorant is toothed and notched like a saw. Paley, Nat. Theol., xiii.
  2. Closely cut; cropped, as hair: applied by the Cavaliers to the Roundheads. She had no resemblance to the rest of the notch'd rascals. Sir R. Howard, The Committee, i. (Davies.)
  3. In zoology, having one or more angular incisions in the margin; emarginate.
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  • The crater walls were notched, and the entrance reminded the barbarian of a pass through mountains, though far smaller in scale than the peaks of his childhood home. —  VANCE MOORE
  • Furthermore, each member has performed in top-notched orchestras, received awards, professionally recorded albums, won prestigious competitions, and performed at world-class halls. —  Sedona, Arizona, Events, News and Press
  • Simply put, the combination of a notched-lapel dinner jacket and a big, shiny white bow tie was not quite the thing for a commander-in-chief. —  The J-Walk Blog
  • Simply put, the combination of a notched-lapel dinner jacket and a big, shiny white bow tie was not quite the thing for a commander - ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Large flat areas (or literal planes) are often notched, so that one can glimpse another color in the cutaway section.
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