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evenly notched; indented.
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having the margin cut into rounded scallops
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scalloped edge.
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having a margin with small rounded teeth; "a crenulate leaf"
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toothed, scalloped or with a series of notches
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Having very small rounded teeth.
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a wavy line or edge in which the troughs are wider than the peaks.
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minutely scalloped.
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An indented or wavy SHORELINE beach form, with the regular seaward- pointing parts rounded rather than sharp, as in the CUSPATE type.
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(or crenulated): having a margin which is finely notched, scalloped, embayed, or incised in a regular pattern (not just randomly eroded). Examples might include the stellate ornamentation of the gold paper seal on a high school diploma or the wavy lateral margins of a store-bought cupcake -- both designed to impart a sense of importance and refinement to an otherwise and unfulfilling product.
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