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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Säl'/so-lā'/ceoüs, a.p. 1166(Bot.) Pertaining to the family Salsola, which includes certain salt-marsh plants.
  2. Sal-sū'gi-nous, a.p. 1166Somewhat salt; saltish. [R.] Boyle.
  3. Salt, n.p. 1166The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning certain kinds of food, and for the preservation of meat, &c. It is found native in the earth, or it is produced, by evaporation and…
  4. Salt, a.p. 1166Furnished or impregnated with, abounding in, or containing salt; prepared with, or tasting of, salt; as, salt beef; salt water. 2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt…
  5. Salt, v. t.p. 1166To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork. 2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
  6. Salt, v. i.p. 1166To deposit salt, as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt.
  7. Sălt, n.p. 1166The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  8. Săl'tant, a.p. 1166Leaping; jumping; dancing. 2. [Her.] In a leaping position; springing forward;—applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, rat, and also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, &c.
  9. Săl'ta-rĕl'lo, n.p. 1166(Mus.) A certain Neapolitan dance.
  10. Săl'tāte, v. i.p. 1166To leap or dance. [R.]
  11. Sal-tā'tion, n.p. 1166A leaping or jumping. “Continued his saltations without pause or intermission.” W. Scott. 2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery.
  12. Săl'ta-tō'ri-al, a.p. 1166Relating or pertaining to leaping; as, a saltatorial modification of the limbs; saltatorial exercises. 2. Having the power of leaping; as, saltatorial animals. Dana.
  13. Săl'ta-tō'ri-oŭs, a.p. 1166Saltatory; leaping; jumping.
  14. Săl'ta-to-ry, a.p. 1166Leaping or dancing; or having the power of leaping or dancing; used in leaping or dancing.
  15. Salt'-cāke, n.p. 1166Sulphate of soda, as prepared for the use of glass-manufacturers and soap-makers.
  16. Salt'-căt, n.p. 1166A lump of salt, made at the salt-works, which attracts pigeons. Mortimer.
  17. Salt'-cĕl'lar, n.p. 1166A small vessel used for holding salt on the table; a salt. Swift.
  18. Salt'er, n.p. 1166One who salts; one who gives or applies salt. 2. A dealer in, or a maker or seller of, salt.
  19. Salt'ern, n.p. 1166A salt-work; a building in which salt is made by boiling or evaporation.
  20. Salt'-fish, n.p. 1166A fish that has been salted. 2. A fish from salt water.
  21. Salt'-fo͝ot, n.p. 1166A large salt-cellar formerly placed near the middle of a long table, to mark the place of division between the superior and inferior guests, the former being seated above, the latter below it.
  22. Salt'-gāuge, n.p. 1166An instrument used to test the strength of brine or salt-water.
  23. Salt'-green, a.p. 1166Green like the salt sea. Shak.
  24. Săl'tiēr, n.p. 1166(Her.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X; one of the nine greater or honorable ordinaries. 2. One who leaps or dances.
  25. Săl'tiēr-wise, adv.p. 1166In the manner of a saltier;— said especially of the emblazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and bend sinister, and crossing at the center.
  26. Săl'ti-grāde, a.p. 1166(Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
  27. Săl'ti-grāde, n.p. 1166(Zoöl.) One of a family of spiders which leap to seize their prey.
  28. Săl'tim-băn'co, n.p. 1166A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also santinbanco.] Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans deceive them in lower degrees. Browne.
  29. Salt'ing, n.p. 1166The act of sprinkling or impregnating with salt. 2. A marsh subject to be overflowed with salt water; a salt-marsh.
  30. Săl'tīre, n.p. 1166The same as SALTIER.
  31. Salt'ish, a.p. 1166Tinctured or impregnated moderately with salt; somewhat salt.
  32. Salt'ish-ly, adv.p. 1166So as to be moderately salt.
  33. Salt'ish-ness, n.p. 1166A moderate degree of saltness.
  34. Salt'-jŭnk, n.p. 1166Hard salt beef for use at sea.
  35. Salt'less, a.p. 1166Destitute of salt; insipid.
  36. Salt'-lĭck, n.p. 1166See LICK, n.
  37. Salt'ly, adv.p. 1166With taste of salt; in a salt manner.
  38. Salt'-märsh, n.p. 1166Grass-land subject to the overflow of salt or sea-water.
  39. Salt'-mīne, n.p. 1166A mine where rock-salt is obtained.
  40. Salt'ness, n.p. 1166The quality of being salt, or impregnated with salt; as, the saltness of sea-water. 2. Taste of salt.
  41. Salt'-păn, n.p. 1166A pan or basin where salt is obtained or made; a salt-pit.
  42. Salt'-pĕr'late, n.p. 1166Phosphate of soda. [Obs.]
  43. Salt-pē'ter or Salt-pē'tre, n.p. 1166(Chem.) A salt consisting of nitric acid and potassa; nitrate of potassa;—called also niter. ☞ The name is also often applied to substances analogous in composition to nitrate of potassa, but…
  44. Salt-pē'troŭs, a.p. 1166Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.
  45. Salt'-pĭt, n.p. 1166A pit where salt is obtained or made.
  46. Salt'-răd'ic-al, n.p. 1166(Chem.) A substance, simple or compound, capable of forming a salt with a metal, or with some compound body, as ammonium, which may take the place of a metal;—so called in reference to the binary…
  47. Salt'-rāk'er, n.p. 1166A collector of salt in natural salt ponds, or inclosures from the sea. Simmonds.
  48. Salt'-rheum, n.p. 1166(Med.) A kind of herpes, or skin disease;—a vague and indefinite popular name, applied to almost all the non-febrile cutaneous eruptions which are common among adults, except ringworm and itch.
  49. Salt'-sĕd'a-tive, n.p. 1167(Chem.) Boracic acid. [Obs.]
  50. Salt'-spring, n.p. 1167A spring of salt water.
  51. Salt'-wa'ter, n.p. 1167Water impregnated with salt; sea-water.
  52. Salt'-work, n.p. 1167A house or place where salt is made; a saltern.
  53. Salt'-wort, n.p. 1167(Bot.) A certain plant;—a name applied to most of the numerous species of Salsola, especially to S. kali, and also to some species of Salicornia and Glaux. They are chiefly found on the sea-shore and…
  54. Salt'y, a.p. 1167Somewhat salt; saltish.
  55. Sa-lū'bri-oŭs, a.p. 1167Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air or water; a salubrious climate. Syn.—Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.
  56. Sa-lū'bri-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 1167In a salubrious manner; so as to promote health. Burke.
  57. Sa-lū'bri-oŭs-ness or Sa-lū'bri-ty, n.p. 1167The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the preservation of health; wholesomeness; healthfulness; as, the salubrity of air, of a country, or climate.
  58. Săl'ū-ta-ri-ly, adv.p. 1167In a salutary manner; favorably to health.
  59. Săl'ū-ta-ri-ness, n.p. 1167The quality of contributing to health, or being salutary; wholesomeness. 2. The quality of promoting good or prosperity.
  60. Săl'ū-ta-ry, a.p. 1167Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise. 2. Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose; as, a salutary design. Syn.—Wholesome; healthful; salubrious…