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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Săl'ad-ing, n. p. 1164Vegetables for salads. Cheyne.Săl'æ-rā'tus, n. p. 1164See SALERATUS.Săl'al-bĕr'ry, n. p. 1164(Bot.) The fruit of a plant of the genus Gaultheria, from the valley of the Columbia River, or Oregon, about the size of a common grape, of a dark color, and of a sweet flavor.Sa'lām', n. p. 1165A salutation or compliment of ceremony or respect in the East.Sāl'a-mān'der, n. p. 1165(Zool.) A genus of batrachian reptiles having some affinities with lizards, but more with frogs. The salamanders have an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, which gives them the general form…Săl'a-măn'drine, a. p. 1165Pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire.Săl/a-măn'/droid, a. p. 1165Resembling salamanders. Dana.Sā'la-man-quēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 1165(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Salamanca; in the plural, the people of Salamanca.Sā'la-man-quēse', a. p. 1165(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Salamanca, or its inhabitants.Sāl'am-stōne, n. p. 1165(Min.) A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon. Dana.Săl'a-ried, a. p. 1165Receiving a salary; paid by a salary.Săl'a-ry, n. p. 1165The recompense or consideration stipulated to be paid to a person for services; annual or periodical wages or pay; hire. This is hire, or salary, not revenue. Shak. Syn.—Stipend; pay; wages; hire…Săl'a-ry, v. t. p. 1165To fix or pay a salary to one; as, to salary a clerk; a salaried man.Sāle, n. p. 1165The act of selling; the transfer of property from one person to another, for a price in money, paid or to be paid. 2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market. They shall have a ready sale for them.…Sāle, n. p. 1165A wicker basket; also, a basket-like net. [Obs.] Spenser.Săl'e-brōs'i-ty, n. p. 1165Roughness or ruggedness of a place or road. [Obs.] Feltham.Săl'e-broŭs, a. p. 1165Rough; rugged; uneven. [Obs.]Săl'ep, n. p. 1165(Med.) A nutritious substance prepared from the roots of Orchis mascula, and other species of Orchis, used to make a beverage by dissolving the powdered preparation in hot water, and adding to the…Sāl'e-rā'tus, n. p. 1165A bi-carbonate of potash, not always pure, containing a greater quantity of carbonic acid than pearlash. It is much used in cookery. [Written also salæratus.]Sāles'man, n. p. 1165One who sells any thing; one whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.Sāle'work, n. p. 1165Work or things made for sale; hence, work carelessly done.Sā'li-ant, a. p. 1165(Her.) The same as SALIENT.Săl'ic, a. p. 1165Designating a law by which, as in France, males only can inherit the throne.Sāl'i-cā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1165Belonging or relating to the willow.Săl’i-cīne, n. p. 1165(Chem.) A substance obtained in fine scales, of a silky luster, from the bark of certain species of willow, as the Salix helix, S. amygdalina, &c. It is of a pure, bitter taste, and highly febrifuge…Sāl'i-côr'ni-ā, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A genus of plants growing in marshy places; glasswort. See GLASS-WORT.Săl'i-cyl'ic, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, salicine or salicylous acid; — said of a certain acid obtained by heating salicylous acid with potash. [Written also salicylotic.]Sa-lic'y-lous, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, salicine;—said of a certain acid obtained by the mutual action of bichromate of potash, sulphuric acid, salicine, and water. [Written also saliculous.]Sā'li-ence, n. p. 1165The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. “Fierce salience and full intent.” Spenser. 2. Hence, the quality or state of projecting or being projected…Sā'li-ent, a. p. 1165Moving by leaps; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Salient animals.” Browne. 2. Shooting out or up; projecting; springing. He had in himself a salient living spring of generous and manly action. Burke. 3.…Sā'li-ent, n. p. 1165(Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.Sa-lif'er-ous, a. p. 1165Producing or bearing salt; as, saliferous rock. Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the new red sandstone system of some geologists; — so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. Dana.Săl'i-fi/a-ble, a. p. 1165(Chem.) Capable of combining with an acid to form a salt; as, metallic oxides are salifiable bases.Săl'-i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1165The act of salifying.Săl'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 1165To form into a salt, as a base, by combining it with an acid.Săl'i-got, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A plant, the water thistle.Sa-lī'nȧ, n. p. 1165A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea. Simmonds. 2. A place where salt is made from salt water; salt-works.Săl/i-nā'tion, n. p. 1165The act of washing with salt water. [Rare.] Greenhill.Sa-line' or Sā'līne, a. p. 1165Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances. 2. Partaking of the qualities of salt; as, a saline taste.Sa-line' or Sā'līne, n. p. 1165A salt spring, or a place where salt water is collected in the earth.Săl'ĭne, n. p. 1165(Chem.) A dry, saline, reddish substance, obtained from the ashes of potato leaves.Sa-līne'ness, n. p. 1165The state of being saline.Săl'i-nĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1165Producing salt.Sa-lĭn'i-fôrm, a. p. 1165Having the form of salt.Săl'i-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1165A salt-gauge, for indicating the strength of brine or salt water, as in marine engines.Sa-lĭ'no-ter-rēne', a. p. 1165Pertaining to, or composed of, salt and earth.Sa-lîn'ous, a. p. 1165Consisting of, or containing, salt; saline. [Rare.]Săl'ique, a. p. 1165Same as SALIC, q.v. She fulmined out her scorn of laws salique. Tennyson.Sâl'ite, v. t. p. 1165To impregnate or season with salt; to salt. [Obs.]Sa-lī'vā, n. p. 1165The transparent, alkaline liquid secreted by the parotid, sub-maxillary, and sub-lingual glands; spittle. ☞ The parotid saliva is limpid, and serves to moisten the food during mastication; that of…Sa-lī'val, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; salivary.Săl'i-vant, a. p. 1165Producing salivation.Săl'i-vant, n. p. 1165That which produces salivation.Săl'i-va-ry, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; secreting or conveying saliva; as, salivary glands; salivary ducts or canals.Săl'i-vāte, v. t. p. 1165(Med.) To produce an abnormal secretion of saliva, as by the use of mercury; to produce ptyalism.Săl'i-vā'tion, n. p. 1165(Med.) A continued unnatural flow of saliva; ptyalism.Sa-lĭ'voŭs, a. p. 1165Pertaining to saliva; partaking of the nature of saliva.Sā'lix, n. p. 1165(Bot.) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.Săl'len·ders, n. pl. p. 1165(Far.) An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also sellanders and sellenders.] On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally a…Săl'let, n. p. 1165A light kind of helmet, introduced during the fifteenth century, chiefly for the use of foot-soldiers. Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved.