Chapter 1419

Salt <Xpage=1271>

Salt (?) , a. [ Compar. Salter (?) ; superl. Saltest .] [AS. sealt , salt . See Salt , n. ] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water . " Salt tears."

Chaucer.

2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass .

3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.

I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. Shak.

4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.

Shak.

Salt acid (Chem.) , hydrochloric acid. -- Salt block , an apparatus for evaporating brine; a salt factory. Knight. -- Salt bottom , a flat piece of ground covered with saline efforescences. [Western U.S.] bartlett. -- Salt cake (Chem.) , the white caked mass, consisting of sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the first stage in the manufacture of soda, according to Leblanc's process. -- Salt fish . (a) Salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar fishes that have been salted and dried for food. (b) A marine fish. -- Salt garden , an arrangement for the natural evaporation of sea water for the production of salt, employing large shallow basins excavated near the seashore. -- Salt gauge , an instrument used to test the strength of brine; a salimeter. -- Salt horse , salted beef. [Slang] -- Salt junk , hard salt beef for use at sea. [Slang] -- Salt lick . See Lick , n. -- Salt marsh , grass land subject to the overflow of salt water. -- Salt-marsh caterpillar (Zo\'94l.) , an American bombycid moth ( Spilosoma acre\'91 which is very destructive to the salt-marsh grasses and to other crops. Called also wooly bear . See Illust . under Moth , Pupa , and Woolly bear , under Woolly . -- Salt-marsh fleabane (Bot.) , a strong-scented composite herb ( Pluchea camphorata ) with rayless purplish heads, growing in salt marshes. -- Salt-marsh hen (Zo\'94l.) , the clapper rail. See under Rail . -- Salt-marsh terrapin (Zo\'94l.) , the diamond-back. -- Salt mine , a mine where rock salt is obtained. -- Salt pan . (a) A large pan used for making salt by evaporation; also, a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is evaporated by the heat of the sun. (b) pl. Salt works. -- Salt pit , a pit where salt is obtained or made. -- Salt rising , a kind of yeast in which common salt is a principal ingredient. [U.S.] -- Salt raker , one who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or inclosures from the sea. -- Salt sedative (Chem.) , boracic acid. [Obs.] -- Salt spring , a spring of salt water. -- Salt tree (Bot.) , a small leguminous tree ( Halimodendron argenteum ) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian region and in Siberia. -- Salt water , water impregnated with salt, as that of the ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also tears.

Mine eyes are full of tears, I can not see; And yet salt water blinds them not so much But they can see a sort of traitors here. Shak.

-- Salt-water sailor , an ocean mariner. -- Salt-water tailor . (Zo\'94l.) See Bluefish .

Salt <Xpage=1271>

Salt , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Salted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Salting .] 1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle .

2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

To salt a mine , to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant] -- To salt away , To salt down , to prepare with, or pack in, salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence, colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.

Salt <Xpage=1271>

Salt (?) , v. i. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt .

Salt <Xpage=1271>

Salt (?) , n. [L. saltus , fr. salire to leap.] The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Saltant <Xpage=1271>

Sal"tant (?) , a. [L. saltans , p.pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant . See Sally , v. ] 1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.

2. (Her.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc.

Saltarella <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ta*rel"la (?) , n. See Saltarello .

Saltarello <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ta*rel"lo (?) , n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.] A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella .

Saltate <Xpage=1271>

Sal"tate (?) , v. i. [See Saltant .] To leap or dance. [R.]

Saltation <Xpage=1271>

Sal*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. saltatio : cf. F. saltation .] 1. A leaping or jumping.

Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott.

2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery .

3. (Biol.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races.

We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms. Huxley.

Saltatoria <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ta*to"ri*a (?) , n. ; pl . [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.

Saltatorial <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ta*to"ri*al (?) , a. 1. Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises .

2. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Same as Saltatorious . (b) Of or pertaining to the Saltatoria.

Saltatorious <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ta*to"ri*ous (?) , a. Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory; as, a saltatorious insect or leg .

Saltatory <Xpage=1271>

Sal"ta*to"ry (?) , a. [L. saltatorius . See Saltant , and cf. Saltire .] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.

Saltatory evolution (Biol.) , a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation . <-- recently revived as "punctuated equilibrium" --> -- Saltatory spasm (Med.) , an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping.

J. Ross.

Saltbush <Xpage=1271>

Salt"bush` (?) , n. (Bot.) An Australian plant ( Atriplex nummularia ) of the Goosefoot family.

Saltcat <Xpage=1271>

Salt"cat` (?) , n. A mixture of salt, coarse meal lime, etc., attractive to pigeons.

Saltcellar <Xpage=1271>

Salt"cel*lar (?) , n. [OE. saltsaler ; salt + F. sali\'8are saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See Salt , and cf. Salary .] Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.

Salter <Xpage=1271>

Salt"er (?) , n. One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish.

Saltern <Xpage=1271>

Salt"ern (?) , n. A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.

Saltfoot <Xpage=1271>

Salt"foot` (?) , n. A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.

Salt-green <Xpage=1271>

Salt"-green (?) , a. Sea-green in color.

Shak.

Saltle <Xpage=1271>

Salt"le (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The European dab.

Saltier <Xpage=1271>

Sal"tier (?) , n. See Saltire .

Saltigrad\'91 <Xpage=1271>

Sal`ti*gra"d\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Saltigrade .] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.

Saltigrade <Xpage=1271>

Sal"ti*grade (?) , a. [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk, go: cf. F. saltigrade .] (Zo\'94l.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

Saltigrade <Xpage=1271>

Sal"ti*grade , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Saltigrad\'91 a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.

Saltimbanco <Xpage=1271>

Sal`tim*ban"co (?) , n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also santibanco .]

Saltimbancos , quacksalvers, and charlatans. Sir T. browne.

Salting <Xpage=1271>

Salt"ing (?) , n. 1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.

2. A salt marsh.

Saltire <Xpage=1271>

Sal"tire (?) , n. [F. sautoir , fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory , Sally , v. ] (Her.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X , -- one of the honorable ordinaries.

Saltirewise <Xpage=1271>

Sal"tire*wise` (?) , adv. (Her.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.

Saltish <Xpage=1271>

Salt"ish (?) , a. Somewhat salt. -- Salt"ish*ly , adv. -- Salt"ish*ness , n.

Saltless <Xpage=1271>

Salt"less , a. Destitute of salt; insipid.

Saltly <Xpage=1271>

Salt"ly , adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.

Saltmouth <Xpage=1271>

Salt"mouth` (?) , n. A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts.

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Saltness <Xpage=1272>

Salt"ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being salt, or state of being salt, or impregnated with salt; salt taste; as, the saltness of sea water .

Saltpeter, Saltpetre <Xpage=1272>

Salt`pe"ter , Salt`pe"tre , (<?/) , n. [F. salp\'88tre , NL. sal petrae , literally, rock salt, or stone salt; Salt , and Petrify .] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter, a white crystalline substance, KNO3 , having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification , 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.

Chili salpeter (Chem.) , sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3 , having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also cubic niter . -- Saltpeter acid (Chem.) , nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.

Saltpetrous <Xpage=1272>

Salt`pe"trous (?) , a. [Cf. F. salp\'88treux .] Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter. [Obs.]

Salt rheum <Xpage=1272>

Salt" rheum (?) . (Med.) A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema .

Saltwort <Xpage=1272>

Salt`wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima , and the glasswort. See Glasswort .

Black saltwort , the sea milkwort.

Salty <Xpage=1272>

Salt"y (?) , a. Somewhat salt; saltish.

Salubrious <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu"bri*ous (?) , a. [L. salubris , or saluber , fr. salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See Safe .] Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as, salubrious air, water, or climate .

Syn. -- Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.

-- Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly , adv. -- Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness , n.

Salubrity <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu"bri*ty (?) , n. [L. salubritas : cf. F. salubrit\'82 See Salubrious .] The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the preservation of health; salubriousness; wholesomeness; healthfulness; as, the salubrity of the air, of a country, or a climate . "A sweet, dry small of salubrity ."

G. W. Cable.

Salue <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lue" (?) , v. t. [F. saluer . See Salute .] To salute. [Obs.]

There was no "good day" and no saluyng . Chaucer.

Salutary <Xpage=1272>

Sal"u*ta*ry (?) , a. [L. salutaris , from salus , -utis , health safety: cf. F. salutaire . See Salubrious .] 1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise .

2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design .

Syn. -- Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.

-- Sal"u*ta*ri*ly (#) , adv. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ness , n.

Salutation <Xpage=1272>

Sal`u*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. salutatio : cf. F. salutation . See Salute .] The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting.

In all public meetings or private addresses, use those forms of salutation , reverence, and decency usual amongst the most sober persons. Jer. Taylor.

Syn. -- Greeting; salute; address. -- Salutation , Greeting , Salute , Greeting is the general word for all manner of expressions of recognition, agreeable or otherwise, made when persons meet or communicate with each other. A greeting may be hearty and loving, chilling and offensive, or merely formal, as in the opening sentence of legal documents. Salutation more definitely implies a wishing well, and is used of expressions at parting as well as at meeting. It is used especially of uttered expressions of good will. Salute , while formerly and sometimes still in the sense of either greeting or salutation , is now used specifically to denote a conventional demonstration not expressed in words. The guests received a greeting which relieved their embrassment, offered their salutations in well-chosen terms, and when they retired, as when they entered, made a deferential salute .

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Luke xi. 43.

When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. Luke i. 41.

I shall not trouble my reader with the first salutes of our three friends. Addison.

Salutatorian <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu`ta*to"ri*an (?) , n. The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, -- an honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating class who ranks second in scholarship. [U.S.]

Salutatorily <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu"ta*to*ri*ly (?) , adv. By way of salutation.

Salutatory <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu"ta*to*ry (?) , a. [L. salutatorius . See Salute .] Containing 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 colleges.

Salutatory <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lu"ta*to*ry , n. 1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.]

Milton.

2. (American Colleges) The salutatory oration.

Salute <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lute" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Saluted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Saluting .] [L. salutare , salutatum , from salus , -utis , health, safety. See Salubrious .] 1. To adress, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

I salute you with this kingly title. Shak.

2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.

You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the freedom to salute it. Addison.

3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.

4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. [Obs.] "If this salute my blood a jot."

Shak.

Salute <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lute" (?) , n. [Cf. F. salut . See Salute , v. ] 1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.

2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.

Tennyson.

3. (Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.

Saluter <Xpage=1272>

Sa*lut"er (?) , n. One who salutes.

Salutiferous <Xpage=1272>

Sal`u*tif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. salutifer ; salus , -utis , health + ferre to bring.] Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; as, salutiferous air . [R.]

Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous . Cudworth.

Syn. -- Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.

Salutiferously <Xpage=1272>

Sal`u*tif"er*ous*ly , adv. Salutarily. [R.]

Salvability <Xpage=1272>

Sal`va*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or condition of being salvable; salvableness. [R.]

In the Latin scheme of redemption, salvability was not possible outside the communion of the visible organization. A. V. G. Allen.

Salvable <Xpage=1272>

Sal"va*ble (?) , a. [L. salvare to save, from salvus safe. Cf. Savable .] Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation.

Dr. H. More.

-- Sal"va*ble*ness , n. -- Sal"va*bly , adv.

Salvage <Xpage=1272>