Chapter 1484

Chaucer.

Sauger <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ger (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An American fresh-water food fish ( Stizostedion Canadense ); -- called also gray pike , blue pike , hornfish , land pike , sand pike , pickering , and pickerel .

Saugh, Sauh <Xpage=1279>

Saugh , Sauh (?) , obs. imp. sing. of See .

Chaucer.

Sauks <Xpage=1279>

Sauks (?) , n. pl. (Ethnol.) Same as Sacs .

Saul <Xpage=1279>

Saul (?) , n. Soul. [Obs.]

Saul <Xpage=1279>

Saul , n. Same as Sal , the tree.

Saule <Xpage=1279>

Sau"le (?) , n. A hired mourner at a funeral. [Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

Sault <Xpage=1279>

Sault (?) , n. [OF., F. saut , fr. L. saltus See Salt a leap.] A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie . [U.S.]

Bartlett.

Saunders <Xpage=1279>

Saun"ders (?) , n. See Sandress .

Saunders-blue <Xpage=1279>

Saun"ders-blue` (?) , n. [Corrupted fr. F. cendres bleues blue ashes.] A kind of color prepared from calcined lapis lazuli; ultramarine; also, a blue prepared from carbonate of copper. [Written also sanders-blue .]

Saunter <Xpage=1279>

Saun"ter (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sauntered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sauntering .] [Written also santer .] [Probably fr. F. s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form s'auntrer . See Adventure , n. & v. ] To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.

One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream. Masson.

Syn. -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.

Saunter <Xpage=1279>

Saun"ter , n. A sauntering, or a sauntering place.

That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. Young.

Saunterer <Xpage=1279>

Saun"ter*er (?) , n. One who saunters.

Saur <Xpage=1279>

Saur (?) , n. [Contracted from Gael. salachar filth, nastiness, fr. salach nasty, fr. sal filth, refuse.] Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse. [Prov. Eng.]

Saurel <Xpage=1279>

Sau"rel (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus , especially T. trachurus , or T. saurus , of Europe and America, and T. picturatus of California. Called also skipjack , and horse mackarel .

Sauria <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ri*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a liard.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia.

Saurian <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ri*an (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria.

Saurioid <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ri*oid (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Sauroid .

Saurobatrachia <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ro*ba*tra"chi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Sauria , and Batrachia .] (Zo\'94l.) The Urodela.

Saurognathous <Xpage=1279>

Sau*rog"na*thous (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ a lizard + <?/ the jaw.] (Zo\'94l.) Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers. ( Pici ).

Sauroid <Xpage=1279>

Sau"roid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ a lizard + -oid : cf. Gr. <?/ lizardlike.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Like or pertaining to the saurians. (b) Resembling a saurian superficially; as, a sauroid fish .

Sauroidichnite <Xpage=1279>

Sau`roid*ich"nite (?) , n. [See Sauroid , and Ichnite .] (Paleon.) The fossil track of a saurian.

Sauropoda <Xpage=1279>

Sau*rop"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lizard + -poda .] (Paleon.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the Largest Known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and alied genera. See Illustration in Appendix.

Sauropsida <Xpage=1279>

Sau*rop"si*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lizard + <?/ appearance.] (Zo\'94l.) A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles and birds.

Sauropterygia <Xpage=1279>

Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lizard + <?/, <?/, a wing.] (Paleon.) Same as Plesiosauria .

Saurur\'91 <Xpage=1279>

Sau*ru"r\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lizard + <?/ a tail.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Arch\'91opteryx is the type. See Arch\'91opteryx , and Odontornithes .

Saury <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ry (?) , n. ; pl. Sauries (#) . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) A slender marine fish ( Scombresox saurus ) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish , gowdnook , gawnook , skipper , skipjack , skopster , lizard fish , and Egypt herring .

Sausage <Xpage=1279>

Sau"sage (?; 48) , n. [F. saucisse , LL. salcitia , salcicia , fr. salsa . See Sauce .] 1. An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared intestine of some animal.

2. A saucisson. See Saucisson .

Wilhelm.

Sauseflem <Xpage=1279>

Sau"se*flem (?) , a. [OF. saus salt (L. salsus ) + flemme phlegm.] Having a red, pimpled face. [Obs.] [Written also sawceflem .]

Chaucer.

Saussurite <Xpage=1279>

Saus"sur*ite (?) , n. [F. So called from M. Saussure .] (Min.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Saut, Saute <Xpage=1279>

Saut , Saute (?) , n. An assault. [Obs.]

Saute <Xpage=1279>

Sau`te" (?) , p. p. of Sauter .

C. Owen.

Sauter <Xpage=1279>

Sau`ter" (?) , v. t. [F., properly, to jump.] To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning ot tossing it over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat.

Sauter <Xpage=1279>

Sau"ter (?) , n. Psalter. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman.

Sauterelle <Xpage=1279>

Sau`te*relle (?) , n. [F.] An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles.

Sauterne <Xpage=1279>

Sau`terne" (?) , n. [F.] A white wine made in the district of sauterne , France.

Sautrie <Xpage=1279>

Sau"trie (?) , n. Psaltery. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Sauvegarde <Xpage=1279>

Sau`ve*garde" (?) , n. [F.] (Zo\'94l.) The monitor.

Savable <Xpage=1279>

Sav"a*ble (?) , a. [From Save . Cf. Salvable .] capable of, or admitting of, being saved.

In the person prayed for there ought to be the great disposition of being in a savable condition. Jer. Taylor.

Savableness <Xpage=1279>

Sav"a*ble*ness , n. Capability of being saved.

Savacioun <Xpage=1279>

Sa*va"ci*oun` (?) , n. Salvation. [Obs.]

Savage <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age (?; 48) , a. [F. sauvage , OF. salvage , fr. L. silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, fr. silva a wood. See Silvan , and cf. Sylvatic .] 1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes and cultivation; in a state of nature; nature; wild; as, a savage wilderness .

2. Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts .

Cornels, and savage berries of the wood. Dryden.

3. Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners .

What nation, since the commencement of the Christian era, ever rose from savage to civilized without Christianity? E. D. Griffin.

4. Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious; inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit .

Syn. -- Ferocious; wild; uncultivated; untamed; untaught; uncivilized; unpolished; rude; brutish; brutal; heathenish; barbarous; cruel; inhuman; fierce; pitiless; merciless; unmerciful; atrocious. See Ferocious .

Savage <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age , n. 1. A 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.

Savage <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age (?; 48) , v. t. To make savage. [R.]

Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf. South<?/.

Savagely <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age*ly , adv. In a savage manner.

Savageness <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age*ness , n. The state or quality of being savage.

Wolves and bears, they say, Casting their savageness aside have done Like offices of pity. Shak.

Savagery <Xpage=1279>

Sav"age*ry (?; 277) , n. [F. sauvagerie .] 1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.

A like work of primeval savagery . C. Kingsley.

2. An act of cruelty; barbarity.

The wildest savagery , the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.

3. Wild growth, as of plants.

Shak.

Savagism <Xpage=1279>

Sav"a*gism (?) , n. The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.

Savanilla <Xpage=1279>

Sav`a*nil"la (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The tarpum. [Local, U.S.]

Savanna <Xpage=1279>

Sa*van"na (?) , n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp. sabana , F. savane .] A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also savannah .]

Savannahs are clear pieces land without woods. Dampier.

Savanna flower (Bot.) , a West Indian name for several climbing apocyneous plants of the genus Echites . -- Savanna sparrow (Zo\'94l.) , an American sparrow ( Ammodramus sandwichensis or Passerculus savanna ) of which several varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the Eastern United States. -- Savanna wattle (Bot.) , a name of two West Indian trees of the genus Citharexylum .

Savant <Xpage=1279>

Sa`vant" (?) , n. ; pl. Savants (F. <?/; E. <?/) . [F., fr. savoir to know, L. sapere . See Sage , a .] A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.

Save <Xpage=1279>

Save (?) , n. [See Sage the herb.] The herb sage, or salvia. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Save <Xpage=1279>

Save (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Saved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Saving .] [OE. saven , sauven , salven , OF. salver , sauver , F. sauver , L. salvare , fr. salvus saved, safe. See Safe , a. ] 1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames .

God save all this fair company. Chaucer.

He cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matt. xiv. 30.

Thou hast . . . quitted all to save A world from utter loss. Milton.

2. (Theol.) Specifically, to deliver from and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15.

3. To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.

Now save a nation, and now save a groat. Pope.

4. To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.

I'll save you That labor, sir. All's now done. Shak.

5. To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.

Will you not speak to save a lady's blush? Dryden.

6. To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.

Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit. Swift.

To save appearance , to preserve a decent outside; to avoid exposure of a discreditable state of things.

Syn. -- To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.

Save <Xpage=1279>

Save , v. i. To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.

Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material. Bacon.

Save <Xpage=1279>

Save , prep. &or; conj. [F. sauf , properly adj., safe. See Safe , a. ] Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.

Five times received I forty stripes save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24.

Syn. -- See Except .

Save <Xpage=1279>

Save , conj. Except; unless.

Saveable <Xpage=1279>

Save"a*ble (?) , a. See Savable .

Save-all <Xpage=1279>

Save"-all` (?) , n. [ Save + all .] Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss. Specifically: (a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so that they be burned. (b) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.

Totten.

(c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.

Saveloy <Xpage=1279>

Sav"e*loy (?) , n. [F. cervelas , It. cervellata , fr. cervello brain, L. cerebellum , dim. of cerebrum brain. See Cerebral .] A kind of dried sausage.

McElrath.

Savely <Xpage=1279>

Save"ly (?) , adv. Safely. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Savement <Xpage=1279>

Save"ment (?) , n. The act of saving. [Obs.]

Saver <Xpage=1279>

Sav"er (?) , n. One who saves.

Savin, Savine <Xpage=1279>

Sav"in , Sav"ine (?) , n. [OE. saveine , AS. safin\'91 , savine , L. sabina herba . Cf. Sabine .] [Written also sabine .] (Bot.) (a) A coniferous shrub ( Juniperus Sabina ) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh\'d2a, etc. (b) The North American red cedar ( Juniperus Virginiana .)

Saving <Xpage=1279>

Sav"ing (?) , a. 1. Preserving; rescuing.

He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8.

2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook .

3. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage .

4. Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause .

&hand; saving is often used with a noun to form a compound adjective; as, labor- saving , life- saving , etc.

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Saving <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ing (?) , prep. &or; conj. ; but properly a participle . With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without disrespect to. " Saving your reverence." Shak. " Saving your presence." Burns.

None of us put off clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing. Neh. iv. 23.

And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. Rev. ii. 17.

Saving <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ing , n. 1. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy .

2. Exception; reservation.

Contend not with those that are too strong for us, but still with a saving to honesty. L'Estrange.

Savings bank , a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.

Savingly <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ing*ly , adv. 1. In 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.

Savingness <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ing*ness , n. 1. The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend money uselessly; frugality; parsimony.

Mrs. H. H. Jackson.

2. Tendency to promote salvation.

Johnson.

Savior <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ior (?) , n. [OE. saveour , OF. salveor , F. sauveur , fr. L. salvator to save. See Save , v. ] [Written also saviour .] 1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.

2. Specifically: The (or our , your , etc.) Savior , he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.

Savioress <Xpage=1280>

Sav"ior*ess , n. A female savior. [Written also saviouress.] [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Savor <Xpage=1280>

Sa"vor (?) , n. [OE. savour , savor , savur , OF. savor , savour , F. saveur , fr. L. sapor , fr. sapere to taste, savor. See Sage , a. , and cf. Sapid , Insipid , Sapor .] [Written also savour .] 1. That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor .

I smell sweet savors and I feel soft things. Shak.

2. Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.

Why is not my life a continual joy, and the savor of heaven perpetually upon my spirit? Baxter.

3. Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent. [R.] "Beyond my savor ."