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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Saxon

Sāx'on, n.

noun

(or săks'n), n. [A-S. Seaxa, pl. Seaxe, Seaxan, from seax, a knife, a short sword, a dagger, O. H. Ger. sahs; O. H. Ger. Sahso, N. H. Ger. Sachse, Sasse, a Saxon, Lat. Saxo, pl. Saxones.]

  1. (Geog.) (a.) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries; an Anglo-Saxon. (b.) A native or inhabitant of Saxony.
  2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.

Sāx'on, a.

adjective

(or sāks'n), a. (Geog.) (a.) Pertaining to the Saxons, to their country, or to their language; Anglo-Saxon. (b.) Of, or pertaining to, Saxony or its inhabitants.

Saxon architecture (Arch.), a style of architecture employed in England before the Norman conquest, characterized by massive columns, semicircular arches, and extreme simplicity of ornamentation.—Saxon blue, a deep-blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid. Brande.—Saxon green, a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.