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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'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.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.Săl'ti-grāde, a. p. 1166(Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.Săl'ti-grāde, n. p. 1166(Zoöl.) One of a family of spiders which leap to seize their prey.Săl'tim-băn'co, n. p. 1166A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also santinbanco.] Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans deceive them in lower degrees. Browne.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.Săl'tīre, n. p. 1166The same as SALTIER.Salt'ish, a. p. 1166Tinctured or impregnated moderately with salt; somewhat salt.Salt'ish-ly, adv. p. 1166So as to be moderately salt.Salt'ish-ness, n. p. 1166A moderate degree of saltness.Salt'-jŭnk, n. p. 1166Hard salt beef for use at sea.Salt'less, a. p. 1166Destitute of salt; insipid.Salt'-lĭck, n. p. 1166See LICK, n.Salt'ly, adv. p. 1166With taste of salt; in a salt manner.Salt'-märsh, n. p. 1166Grass-land subject to the overflow of salt or sea-water.Salt'-mīne, n. p. 1166A mine where rock-salt is obtained.Salt'ness, n. p. 1166The quality of being salt, or impregnated with salt; as, the saltness of sea-water. 2. Taste of salt.Salt'-păn, n. p. 1166A pan or basin where salt is obtained or made; a salt-pit.Salt'-pĕr'late, n. p. 1166Phosphate of soda. [Obs.]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…Salt-pē'troŭs, a. p. 1166Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.Salt'-pĭt, n. p. 1166A pit where salt is obtained or made.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…Salt'-rāk'er, n. p. 1166A collector of salt in natural salt ponds, or inclosures from the sea. Simmonds.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.Salt'-sĕd'a-tive, n. p. 1167(Chem.) Boracic acid. [Obs.]Salt'-spring, n. p. 1167A spring of salt water.Salt'-wa'ter, n. p. 1167Water impregnated with salt; sea-water.Salt'-work, n. p. 1167A house or place where salt is made; a saltern.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…Salt'y, a. p. 1167Somewhat salt; saltish.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.Sa-lū'bri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1167In a salubrious manner; so as to promote health. Burke.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.Săl'ū-ta-ri-ly, adv. p. 1167In a salutary manner; favorably to health.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.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…Săl'ū-tā'tion, n. p. 1167The act of saluting or paying respect or reverence by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting; also, that which is uttered in saluting or greeting. In all public meetings and private…Sa-lū'ta-tō'ri-an, n. p. 1167The student of a college who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises. [U. S.]Sa-lū'ta-to-ri-ly, adv. p. 1167By way of salutation.Sa-lū'ta-to-ry, a. p. 1167Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting;—applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements or similar public exhibitions in American…Sa-lū'ta-to-ry, n. p. 1167A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] Milton. 2. (American Colleges.) The salutatory oration.Sa-lūte', v. t. p. 1167To address with expressions of kind wishes; to greet; to hail. I salute you with this royal title. Shak. 2. Hence, to greet with a kiss; to greet with a wave of the hand. 3. (Mil. & Naval.) To honor…Sa-lūte', n. p. 1167The act of saluting or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting. 2. A kiss. 3. (Mil.) A discharge of cannon or small arms in honor of some distinguished personage, or on the…Sa-lū'ter, n. p. 1167One who salutes.Săl/ū-tĭf’er-ōŭs, a. p. 1167Bringing health; healthy; as, salutiferous air. [Rare.] Syn. — Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.Săl/ū-tif'er-ous-ly, adv. p. 1167In a salutiferous manner; salutarily. [Rare.]Săl'va-bil'i-ty, n. p. 1167The condition or quality of being salvable. [Rare.]Säl'va-ble, a. p. 1167Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation; as, a salvable state. [Rare.]Săl'va-ble-ness, n. p. 1167State of being salvable. [Rare.]Sāl'va-bly, adv. p. 1167In a salvable manner. [Rare.]Sāl'va'ge, n. p. 1167(Admiralty & Law Merchant.) (a.) The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril. (b.) That part of the property that survived the peril and is…Săl'va'ge, a. & n. p. 1167The same as SAVAGE. [Obs.] See SAVAGE.Săl'va-tĕl'lă, n. p. 1167(Anat.) A vein situated upon the back of the hand near its inner margin;—so called because it was customarily opened, among the ancients, in certain diseases, as melancholic and hypochondriacal…Sal-vā'tion, n. p. 1167The act of saving; preservation from destruction, danger, or great calamity. 2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him…Sāl'va-to-ry, n. p. 1167A place where things are preserved; a repository. [Rare.] Hale.Sālve, n. p. 1167Help; remedy; antidote. [Rare.] Hammond. 2. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores. “Salve to thy sores.” Milton.Sälve, v. t. p. 1167To save; to restore to soundness; to remedy; to mend; to cure; to make good, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over. [Obs.] But Ebrank salved both their infamies With noble…Sāl've, interj. p. 1167To say Salve to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.] By this that stranger knight in presence came, And goodly salved them. Spencer.Sälv'er, n. p. 1167One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quack. [Obs.]