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Chapter 1485
Herbert.
4. Pleasure; delight; attractiveness. [Obs.]
She shall no savor have therein but lite. Chaucer.
Syn. -- Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.
Savor <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Savored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Savoring .] [Cf. OF. savorer , F. savourer . See Savor , n. ] [Written also savour .] 1. To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of .
2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the presence or influence; to smack; -- with of .
This savors not much of distraction. Shak.
I have rejected everything that savors of party. Addison.
3. To use the sense of taste. [Obs.]
By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or savoring , and feeling. Chaucer.
Savor <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor , v. t. 1. To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive; to note. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
2. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence of. [R.]
That cuts us off from hope, and savors only Rancor and pride, impatience and despite. Milton.
3. To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish; to like; to favor. [R.]
Shak.
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Sa"vor*i*ly (?) , adv. In a savory manner.
Savoriness <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*i*ness , n. The quality of being savory.
Savorless <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*less , a. Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.
Savorly <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*ly , a. Savory. [Obs.]
Savorly <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*ly , adv. In a savory manner. [Obs.]
Barrow.
Savorous <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. savoureux , OF. saveros , L. saporosus . Cf. Saporous , and see Savor , n. ] Having a savor; savory. [Obs.]
Rom. of R.
Savory <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*y (?) , a. [From Savor .] Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also savoury .]
The chewing flocks Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. Milton.
Savorry <Xpage=1280>
Sa"vor*ry (?) , n. [F. savor\'82e ; cf. It. santoreggia , satureja , L. satureia ,] (Bot.) An aromatic labiate plant ( Satireia hortensis ), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory . [Written also savoury .]
Savoy <Xpage=1280>
Sa*voy" (?) , n. [F. chou de Savoie cabbage of Savoy.] (Bot.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major) , having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.
Savoyard <Xpage=1280>
Sav`oy*ard" (?) , n. [F.] A native or inhabitant of Savoy.
Saw <Xpage=1280>
Saw (?) , imp. of See .
Saw <Xpage=1280>
Saw , n. [OE. sawe , AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See Say , v. t. and cf. Saga .]
1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] "To hearken all his sawe ."
Chaucer.
2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim.
His champions are the prophets and apostles, His weapons holy saws of sacred writ. Shak.
3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.]
[Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw . Spenser.
Saw <Xpage=1280>
Saw , n. [OE. sawe , AS. sage ; akin to D. zaag , G. s\'84ge , OHG. sega , saga , Dan. sav , sw. s\'86g , Icel. s\'94g , L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe , Sickle , Section , Sedge .] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.
&hand; Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound.
Band saw , Crosscut saw , etc. See under Band , Crosscut , etc. -- Circular saw , a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. -- Saw bench , a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. -- Saw file , a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. -- Saw frame , the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. -- Saw gate , a saw frame. -- Saw gin , the 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 grass (Bot.) , any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf. Razor grass , under Razor . -- Saw log , a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. -- Saw mandrel , a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. -- Saw pit , a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. Mortimer. -- Saw sharpener (Zo\'94l.) , the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Saw whetter (Zo\'94l.) , the marsh titmouse ( Parus palustris ); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Scroll saw , a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge, stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by foot or power.
Saw <Xpage=1280>
Saw (?) , v. t. [ imp. Sawed (?) ; p. p. Sawed ∨ Sawn (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sawing .] 1. To 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 logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel .
3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air .
Saw <Xpage=1280>
Saw , v. i. 1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well .
2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast .
3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly .
Sawarra nut <Xpage=1280>
Sa*war"ra nut` (?) . See Souari nut .
Sawbelly <Xpage=1280>
Saw"bel`ly (?) , n. The alewife. [Local, U.S.]
Sawbill <Xpage=1280>
Saw"bill` (?) , n. The merganser. [Prov. Eng.]
Sawbones <Xpage=1280>
Saw"bones` (?) , n. A nickname for a surgeon.
Sawbuck <Xpage=1280>
Saw"buck` (?) , n. A sawhorse.
<-- 2. A ten-dollar bill [Colloq., from the Roman X for ten]. double sawbuck, a twenty-dollar bill -->
SAwceflem <Xpage=1280>
SAw"ce*flem (?) , a. See Sauseflem . [Obs.]
Sawder <Xpage=1280>
Saw"der (?) , n. A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder .
Soft sawder , seductive praise; flattery; blarney. [Slang]
Sawdust <Xpage=1280>
Saw"dust` (?) , n. Dust or small fragments of wood 9or of stone, etc.) made by the cutting of a saw.
Sawfish <Xpage=1280>
Saw"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis . They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or kills its prey.
Sawfly <Xpage=1280>
Saw"fly` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinid\'91 . The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larv\'91 resemble those of Lepidoptera.
Sawhorse <Xpage=1280>
Saw"horse` (?) , n. A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck , and sawbuck .
Sawmill <Xpage=1280>
Saw"mill` (?) , n. A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or lumber.
Sawneb <Xpage=1280>
Saw"neb` (?) , n. A merganser. [Prov. Eng.]
Saw palmetto <Xpage=1280>
Saw" pal*met"to . See under Palmetto .
Saw-set <Xpage=1280>
Saw"-set` (?) , n. An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also saw-wrest .
Sawtooth <Xpage=1280>
Saw"tooth` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An arctic seal ( Lobodon carcinophaga ), having the molars serrated; -- called also crabeating seal .
Saw-toothed <Xpage=1280>
Saw"-toothed" (?) , a. Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
Sawtry <Xpage=1280>
Saw"try (?) , n. A psaltery. [Obs.]
Dryden.
saw-whet <Xpage=1280>
saw"-whet` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A small North American owl ( Nyctale Acadica ), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl .
Saw-wort <Xpage=1280>
Saw"-wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Serratula ; -- so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.
Saw-wrest <Xpage=1280>
Saw"-wrest` (?) , n. See Saw-set .
Sawyer <Xpage=1280>
Saw"yer (?) , n. [ Saw + -yer , as in lawyer. Cf. Sawer .] 1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.
2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches project above the surface, rising and falling with a rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]
3. (Zo\'94l.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]
Sax <Xpage=1280>
Sax (?) , n. [AS. seax a knife.] A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
Saxatile <Xpage=1280>
Sax"a*tile (?) , a. [L. saxatilis , fr. saxum a rock: cf. F. saxalite .] Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant .
Saxhorn <Xpage=1280>
Sax"horn` (?) , n. (Mus.) A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.
Saxicava <Xpage=1280>
Sax`i*ca"va (?) , n. ; pl. E. saxicavas (#) , L. Saxicav\'91 (#) . [NL. See Saxicavous .] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava . Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.
Saxicavid <Xpage=1280>
Sax`i*ca"vid (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the saxicavas. -- n. A saxicava.
Saxicavous <Xpage=1280>
Sax`i*ca"vous (?) , a. [L. saxum rock + cavare to make hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave .] (Zo\'94l.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust . of Lithodomus .
Saxicoline <Xpage=1280>
Sax*ic"o*line (?) , a. [L. saxum a rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zo\'94l.) Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, the stonechats.
Saxicolous <Xpage=1280>
Sax*ic"o*lous (?) , a. [See Saxicoline .] (Bot.) Growing on rocks.
Saxifraga <Xpage=1280>
Sax*if"ra*ga (?) , n. [L., saxifrage. See Saxifrage .] (Bot.) A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage .
Saxifragaceous <Xpage=1280>
Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants ( Saxifragace\'91 ) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.
Saxifragant <Xpage=1280>
Sax*if"ra*gant (?) , a. [See Saxifrage .] Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [R.] -- n. That which breaks or destroys stones. [R.]
Saxifrage <Xpage=1280>
Sax"i*frage (?; 48) , n. [L. saxifraga , from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage . See Fracture , and cf. Sassafras , Saxon .] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Saxifraga , mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.
Burnet saxifrage , a European umbelliferous plant ( Pimpinella Saxifraga ). -- Golden saxifrage , a low half-sacculent herb ( Chrysosplenium oppositifolium ) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, C. Americanum , common in the United States. See also under Golden . -- Meadow saxifrage , or Pepper saxifrage . See under Meadow .
Saxifragous <Xpage=1280>
Sax*if"ra*gous (?) , a. [L. saxifragus : cf. F. saxifrage . See Saxifrage .] Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.
Saxon <Xpage=1280>
Sax"on (?) , n. [l. Saxo , pl. Saxones , from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe , Seaxan , fr. seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. sahs , and perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made of stone); and cf. G. Sachse , pl. Sachsen . Cf. Saxifrage .] 1. (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the nothern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries. (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon . (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.
2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.
old Saxon , the saxon of the continent of Europe in the old form of the language, as shown particularly in the "Heliand", a metrical narration of the gospel history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.
Saxon <Xpage=1280>
Sax"on , a. Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language. (b) Anglo-Saxon. (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.
Saxon blue (Dyeing) , a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid. Brande & C. -- Saxon green (Dyeing) , a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.
Saxonic <Xpage=1280>
Sax*on"ic (?) , a. relating to the saxons or Anglo-Saxons.
Saxonism <Xpage=1280>
Sax"on*ism (?) , n. An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language.
T. Warton.
Saxonist <Xpage=1280>
Sax"on*ist , n. One versed in the Saxon language.
Saxonite <Xpage=1280>
Sax"on*ite (?) , n. (Min.) See Mountain soap , under Mountain .
Saxophone <Xpage=1280>
Sax"o*phone (?) , n. [A.A.J. Sax , the inventor (see Saxhorn ) + Gr. <?/ tone.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.
Sax-tuba <Xpage=1280>
Sax"-tu`ba (?) , n. [See Saxhorn , and Tube .] (Mus.) A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina , or tuba.
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Say <Xpage=1281>
Say (?) , obs. imp. of See . Saw.
Chaucer.
Say <Xpage=1281>
Say (?) , n. [Aphetic form of assay .] 1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack. [Obs.]
if those principal works of God . . . be but certain tastes and saus , as if were, of that final benefit. Hooker.
Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. Shak.
2. Tried quality; temper; proof. [Obs.]
he found a sword of better say . Spenser.
3. Essay; trial; attempt. [Obs.]
To give a say at , to attempt.
B. Jonson.
Say <Xpage=1281>
Say , v. t. To try; to assay. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Say <Xpage=1281>
Say , n. [OE. saie , F. saie , fr. L. saga , equiv. to sagum , sagus , a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. <?/. See Sagum .] 1. A kind of silk or satin. [Obs.]
Thou say , thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord! Shak.
2. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. [Obs.]
His garment neither was of silk nor say . Spenser.
Say <Xpage=1281>
Say , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Said (?) , contracted from sayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Saying .] [OE. seggen , seyen , siggen , sayen , sayn , AS. secgan ; akin to OS. seggian , D. zeggen , LG. seggen , OHG. sag<?/n , G. sagen , Icel. segja , Sw. s\'84ga , Dan. sige , Lith. sakyti ; cf. OL. insece teil, relate, Gr. <?/ (for <?/), <?/. Cf. Saga , Saw a saying.] 1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, he said many wise things .
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 hast thou nothing bated In what thou hadst to say ? Shak.
After which shall be said or sung the following hymn. Bk. of Com. Prayer.
3. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
But what it is, hard is to say . Milton.
4. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles .
Say , for nonpayment that the debt should double, Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble? Shak.
It is said , ∨ They say , it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain. -- That is to say , that is; in other words; otherwise.
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