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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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Săv'age, a. p. 1173Pertaining to the forest; remote from human residence and improvements; uncultivated; wild; as, a savage wilderness. “Cornels and savage berries of the wood.” Dryden. 2. Wild; untamed; as, savage…Sāv'age, n. p. 1173A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners. 2. A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.Săv'aġe, v. t. p. 1173To make wild, barbarous, or cruel. [Rare.] Thomson.Săv'aġe-ly, adv. p. 1173In a savage manner; cruelly.Săv'aġe-ness, n. p. 1173The state or quality of being savage, untamed, uncultivated, or uncivilized. 2. Cruelty; barbarousness. Wolves and bears, they say, Casting their savageness aside, have done Like offices of pity.…Săv'aġe-ry, n. p. 1173The state or condition of being savage; a wild, uncultivated condition; barbarism; savagism. “A like work of primeval savagery.” C. Kingsley. 2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery…Săv'ăg-ïsm, n. p. 1173The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.Sa-văn'nă, n. p. 1173An extensive open plain or meadow, or a plain destitute of trees, and covered with grass. [Also savannah.] A savanna . . . is a plain of grass, affording pasturage in the rainy season; but a few…Savant, n. p. 1173A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.Sāve, v. t. p. 1173To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from danger; as, to save a house from the flames. He cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matt.…Sāve, v. i. p. 1173To hinder expense; to be economical. Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material. Bacon.Sāve, prep. p. 1173Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes, save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24.Sāve'-all, n. p. 1173Any contrivance intended to prevent waste or loss; as, (a.) A small pan, or a short cylinder of stone or wood, with a pin at the top, inserted in a candlestick to save the ends of candles. (b.)…Săv'e-loy, n. p. 1173A kind of dried sausage. Simmonds.Sāv'er, n. p. 1173One who saves, preserves, or rescues from evil or destruction; as, the saver of the land. 2. One who escapes loss; one frugal in expenses; an economist.Săv'in, n. p. 1173(Bot.) An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus (J. sabina). It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and producing small berries having a glaucous bloom. ☞ The name is also applied…Sāv'ing, p. a. p. 1174Avoiding unnecessary expenses; frugal; not lavish; economical. 2. Bringing back in returns or receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made…Sāving, prep. or p. pr. p. 1174With the exception of; in favor of; excepting; without disrespect to. “Saving your reverence.” Shak. Used also, as a conjunction, with that understood.Sāv'ing, n. p. 1174Something kept from being expended or lost; exception; reservation. “Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty.” L’Estrange. 2. That which is saved; as…Sāv'ing-ly, adv. p. 1174In a saving manner; with frugality or parsimony. 2. So as to be finally saved from eternal death; “Savingly born of water and the Spirit.” Waterland.Sāv'ing-ness, n. p. 1174The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money without necessity or use; frugality; parsimony. 2. Tendency to promote salvation. Johnson.Sāv'ing-s-bānk, n. p. 1174A bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put to interest.Sā'vior or Sā'viour, n. p. 1174One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger. 2. Specifically, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.Sā'vor, n. p. 1174Quality affecting the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; as, the savor of an orange or rose; an ill savor. I smell sweet savors. Shak. 2. Hence, specific flavor or quality…Sā'vor, v. i. p. 1174To have a particular smell or taste; — with of. 2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack. This savors not much of distraction. Shak. I have rejected…Sā'vor, v. t. p. 1174To perceive by the smell; hence, to perceive; to note. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 2. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of. [Rare.] That cuts us off from hope, and savors only Rancor…Sā'vor-i-ly, adv. p. 1174In a savory manner; with pleasing relish; with approbation.Sā'vor-i-ness, n. p. 1174The quality or condition of being savory; pleasing taste or smell; as, the savoriness of a pine-apple or a peach.Sā'vor-less, a. p. 1174Having no savor; destitute of smell or taste; insipid.Sā'vor-ly, a. p. 1174Well-seasoned; of good taste.Sā'vor-ly, adv. p. 1174With a pleasing relish. Barrow.Sā'vor-oŭs, a. p. 1174Having a savor; savory. [Obs.]Sā'vor-y, a. p. 1174Having savor or relish; pleasing to the organs of taste or smell; agreeable; pleasant. [Written also savoury.] The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. Milton.Sā'vor-y, n. p. 1174(Bot.) An aromatic, labiate plant of the genus Satureia, much used in cooking. [Written also savoury.]Sa-voy', n. p. 1174(Bot.) A variety of the common cabbage, having curled leaves, much cultivated for winter use; Brassica oleracea major.Săv'oy-ărd', n. p. 1174(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Savoy.Saw, imp. p. 1174of see. See SEE.Saw, n. p. 1174A saying; proverb; maxim; decree. [Obs.] See SAY. Shak.Saw, n. p. 1174An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, &c., consisting of a thin blade or plate of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on one edge, which remove successive portions of the…Saw, v. t. p. 1174To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble. 2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks; that is, to saw timber into boards or planks. 3. To play upon…Saw, v. i. p. 1174To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well. 2. To cut with a saw; as, the mill saws fast or well. 3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.Sa-war'ra-nüt, n. p. 1174An edible nut of excellent quality, obtained from a South American tree; the Pekea tuberculosa. [Written also saouari-nut.]Saw'der, n. p. 1174Flattery;—especially in the phrase soft sawder, that is, something which tickles the vanity of a person, and is used to accomplish a purpose. [Vulgar.]Saw'dúst, n. p. 1174Dust or small fragments of wood, stone, or other material, made by the attrition of a saw.Saw'er, n. p. 1174One that saws; a sawyer.Saw'-fish, n. p. 1174(Ichth.) A cartilaginous fish of the genus Pristis, closely allied to the sharks. It has the upper jaw prolonged into a long beak or snout, with teeth arranged along both edges. It sometimes attains…Saw'-file, n. p. 1174A three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth.Saw'-fly, n. p. 1174(Entom.) One of a family of hymenopterous insects, the females of which are furnished with an ovipositor toothed like a saw, with which they bore holes for their eggs in the twigs and stems of…Saw'-frāme, n. p. 1174The frame, in a saw-mill, in which the saw is set for moving up and down.Saw'-gin, n. p. 1174The form of cotton-gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton-fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass.Saw'-grāss, n. p. 1174(Bot.) A plant of the genus Schœnus; bog-rush. See BOG-RUSH.Saw'-mān/drel, n. p. 1174A contrivance for holding a saw fast in a lathe. Simmonds.Saw'-mill, n. p. 1174A mill for sawing, especially for sawing timber.Saw'ney, n. p. 1174A Scotchman; a nickname corrupted from Sandy, that is, Alexander. [Vulgar.] 2. A stupid fellow; a blockhead.Saw'-pit, n. p. 1174A pit over which timber is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. Mortimer.Saw'-sĕt, n. p. 1174An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little outward, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent clogging or friction;— called also…Saw'-tōōthed, a. p. 1174Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw. 2. (Bot.) Serrate. Gray.Saw'try, n. p. 1174(Mus.) A psaltery. [Obs.] Dryden.Saw'-wort, n. p. 1174(Bot.) A plant of the genus Serratula, so named from its serrated leaves. It has the habits and qualities of the thistles.Saw'-wrēst, n. p. 1174A saw-set. See SAW-SET.