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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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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.Say'er, n. p. 1175One who says. Mr. Curran was something much better than a sayer of smart sayings. Jeffrey.Sa-yétte', n. p. 1175A mixed stuff of silk and cotton;—called also sagathy. Simmonds.Sāy'ing, n. p. 1175That which is said; an expression; a sentence uttered; a declaration; especially, a proverbial expression; an aphorism; a proverb. Many are the sayings of the wise, In ancient and in modern books…