Săl'ad, n.
n. [Fr. salade, from Lat. sal, salis, salt; It. salato, salted, salare, to salt; It. insalata, Sp. ensalada, salad; D. salade, Dan., Sw., & Ger. salat.]
Sense 1. A preparation of uncooked herbs, usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, or spices, and eaten for giving a relish to other food.
Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. Watts.
Sense 2. A dish composed of some kind of meat, especially of chicken or lobster, chopped fine, and mixed with uncooked herbs, as lettuce, &c., seasoned with mustard and other condiments; as, chicken-salad, lobster-salad, &c.