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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Saw'yer, n. p. 1174One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel. 2. A tree which, being undermined by a current of water, and falling into the stream, lies fast by the roots…Säx'a-tīle, a. p. 1174Pertaining to rocks; living among rocks. Hunter.Săx'-hŏrn, n. p. 1174(Mus.) One of a numerous class of brass wind-instruments, invented by M. Sax, of Paris, and much employed in military bands.Sāx'i-cā'voŭs, a. p. 1174(Zoöl.) Boring or hollowing out rocks;—said of certain mollusks which live in holes in rocks, made either by boring or otherwise. Dana.Sax-if'ra-gant, a. p. 1174Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [Rare.]Sax-if'ra-gant, n. p. 1174That which breaks or destroys stones. Cole.Săx'i-frāge, n. p. 1174(Bot.) A plant of the genus Saxifraga, which embraces many species, mostly hardy herbs, growing naturally on or among rocks. The burnet saxifrage is of the genus Pimpinella; the golden saxifrage, of…Sax-if'ra-goŭs, a. p. 1174Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.Sāx'on, n. p. 1174(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…Sāx'on, a. p. 1174(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…Săx'on-ĭsm, n. p. 1174An idiom of the Saxon language.Sāx'on-ĭst, n. p. 1174One versed in the Saxon language.Sāx'o-phōne, n. p. 1174(Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, blown through by a reed, and thus partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarionet.Săx'-tū/bă, n. p. 1174(Mus.) A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina, or tuba;—invented by M. Sax, of Paris.Sāy, v. t. p. 1174To utter in words; to tell; to speak; to pronounce; to declare. Arise, and say how thou camest here. Shak. 2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson. Of my instruction…Say, v. i. p. 1174To make answer; to express an opinion; to reply. To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulging his household privacies? Milton.Sāy (sā), n. p. 1174A speech; something said; a current story; a maxim or proverb. [Rare or colloq.] “He had no sooner said out his say.” L’Estrange. That strange palmer’s boding say That fell so ominous and drear Full…Sāy, n. p. 1174Trial by sample; sample. [Obs.] To take A say of venison . . . by the nose. Massinger. 2. Tried quality; temper; proof. He found a sword of better say. Spencer.Sāy, v. t. p. 1174To try; to assay. [Obs.]Sāy, n. p. 1174A species of silk or satin. Their minds are made of say; Their love is like silk changeable. Old Song. 2. A delicate kind of serge or woolen cloth. Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord. Shak.