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Saint (sānt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sainting.] To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or reputation of a saint to (some one).
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A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been beatified, though never sainted. Addison.
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Coloq. To saint it , to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.
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Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. Pope.
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Saint, v. i. To act or live as a saint. [R.] Shak.
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Saintdom (-dŭm), n. The state or character of a saint. [R.] Tennyson.
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Sainted, a. 1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. “A most sainted king.” Shak.
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Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats. Milton.
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2. Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for dead.
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Saintess, n. A female saint. [R.] Bp. Fisher.
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Sainthood (?), n. 1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint. Walpole.
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2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered collectively.
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It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition that might endanger the reign of the military sainthood. Sir W. Scott.
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Saintish, a. Somewhat saintlike; -- used ironically.
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Saintism (?), n. The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness. Wood.
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Saintlike (?), a. Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.
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Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden.
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Saintliness (?), n. Quality of being saintly.
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Saintly, a. [Compar. Saintlier (?); superl. Saintliest.] Like a saint; becoming a holy person.
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So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. Milton.
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Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas (?), n. A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of Santa Claus.
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Coloq. A Visit from St. Nicholas The original name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore, popularly called titled The Night Before Christmans. It is a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve. See in the vocabulary.
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Saintologist (?), n. [Saint + -logy + -ist.] (Theol.) One who writes the lives of saints. [R.]
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Saintship, n. The character or qualities of a saint.
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Saint-Simonian (?), n. A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist. Brande & C.
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Saint-Simonianism (?), n. The principles, doctrines, or practice of the Saint-Simonians; -- called also Saint- Simonism.
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Saint-Simonism (?), n. A system of socialism in which the state owns all the property and the laborer is entitled to share according to the quality and amount of his work, founded by Saint Simon (1760-1825); -- called also Saint- Simonianism.
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Saith (?), 3d pers. sing. pres. of . [Archaic]
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Saithe (?), n. [Gael. saoidheam.] (Zoöl.) The pollock, or coalfish; -- called also sillock. [Scot.]
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Saiva (? or ?), n. [Skr. çaiva devoted to Siva.] One of an important religious sect in India which regards Siva with peculiar veneration.
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Saivism (?), n. The worship of Siva.
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Sajene (?), n. Same as .
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Sajou (?; F. �), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Sake (sāk), n. [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG. sahha, Icel. sök, Sw. sak, Dan. sag, Goth. sakjō strife, AS. sacan to contend, strive, Goth. sakam, Icel. saka to contend, strive, blame, OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and also to E. seek. Cf. .] Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
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Moved with wrath and shame and ladies' sake. Spenser.
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I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Gen. viii. 21.
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Will he draw out,
For anger's sake, finite to infinite? Milton.
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Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.
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☞ The -s of the possessive case preceding sake is sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness sake. “For conscience sake.” 1 Cor. x. 28. The plural sakes is often used with a possessive plural. “For both our sakes.” Shak.
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Sake (säk�), n. a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice. [Also spelled saki.]
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Saker (sākẽr), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ierax falcon, from ieros holy, or more probably from Ar. çaqr hawk.] [Written also sacar, sacre.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
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☞ The female is called chargh, and the male charghela, or sakeret.
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(b) The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. (Mil.) A small piece of artillery. Wilhelm.
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On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay.
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The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart. Hawthorne.
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Sakeret (sākẽrĕt), n. [F. sacret. See .] (Zoöl.) The male of the saker (a).
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Saki (sākĭ), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.
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☞ The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed (P. leucocephala), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (P. chiropotes), are among the best-known.
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Saki (säk�), n. The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is usually spelled sake.
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{ Sakieh (?), Sakiyeh (?), } n.} [Ar. sāqīah canal, trench.] A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope.
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Sakti (?), n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.) The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.
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Sal (s�l), n. [Hind. sāl, Skr. çāla.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.]
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Sal (săl), n. [L. See .] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt.
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Coloq. Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). -- Coloq. Sal acetosellæ [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. -- Coloq. Sal alembroth . (Old Chem.) See . -- Coloq. Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of ammonia. -- Coloq. Sal catharticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. -- Coloq. Sal culinarius [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. -- Coloq. Sal Cyrenaicus . [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above. -- Coloq. Sal de duobus , Coloq. Sal duplicatum [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. -- Coloq. Sal diureticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. -- Coloq. Sal enixum [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. -- Coloq. Sal gemmæ [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. -- Coloq. Sal Jovis [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. -- Coloq. Sal Martis [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. -- Coloq. Sal microcosmicum [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt, under . -- Coloq. Sal plumbi [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. -- Coloq. Sal prunella . (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st . -- Coloq. Sal Saturni [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. -- Coloq. Sal sedativus [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. -- Coloq. Sal Seignette [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. -- Coloq. Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under . -- Coloq. Sal vitrioli [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. -- Coloq. Sal volatile . [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
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Salaam (sȧläm), n. Same as .
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Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the exciseman just as he was folding up that letter. Prof. Wilson.
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Salaam, v. i. To make or perform a salam.
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I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James.
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Salability (?), n. The quality or condition of being salable; salableness. Duke of Argyll.
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Salable (?), a. [From .] Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market. -- Salableness, n. -- Salably, adv.
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Salacious (?), n. [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See .] Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden.
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-- Salaciously, adv. -- Salaciousness, n.
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Salacity (?), n. [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacité] Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.
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Salad (săl�d), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See , and cf. .] 1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.
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Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. I. Watts.
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2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad.
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Coloq. Salad burnet (Bot.), the common burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy.
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Salad days (?), n. pl. a period when a person is young and inexperienced.
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Salade (?), n. A helmet. See .
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Salading (?), n. Vegetables for salad.
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Salæratus (?), n. See .
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Salagane (?), n. [From the Chinese name.] (Zoöl.) The esculent swallow. See under .
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Salal-berry (?), n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.
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Salam (sȧläm), n. [Ar. salām peace, safety.] A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing the right palm on the forehead. [Written also salaam.]
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Salamander (?), n. [F. salamandre, L. salamandra, Gr. �; cf. Per. samander, samandel.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging to Salamandra, Amblystoma, Plethodon, and various allied genera, especially those that are more or less terrestrial in their habits.
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☞ The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body, four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs. Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it by the natural coldness of its body.
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I have maintained that salamander of yours with fire any time this two and thirty years. Shak.
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Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience that on hot coals, it dieth immediately. Sir T. Browne.
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2. (Zoöl.) The pouched gopher (Geomys tuza) of the Southern United States.
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3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.
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4. A large poker. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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5. (Metal.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.
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Coloq. Giant salamander . (Zoöl.) See under . -- Coloq. Salamander's hair or Coloq. Salamander's wool (Min.), a species of asbestos or mineral flax. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Salamandrina (?), n.; pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.
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Salamandrine (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring fire. Addison.
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Salamandroid (?), a. [Salamander + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the salamanders.
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Salamandroidea (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and allied groups; the Urodela.
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Salamstone (? or ?), n. (Min.) A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon. Dana.
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Salangana (?), n. The salagane.
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Salaried (?), a. Receiving a salary; paid by a salary; having a salary attached; as, a salaried officer; a salaried office.
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Salary (?), a. [L. salarius.] Saline [Obs.]
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Salary (?), n.; pl. Salaries (#). [F. salaire, L. salarium, originally, salt money, the money given to the Roman soldiers for salt, which was a part of their pay, fr. salarius belonging to salt, fr. sal salt. See .] The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire.
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This is hire and salary, not revenge. Shak.
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☞ Recompense for services paid at, or reckoned by, short intervals, as a day or week, is usually called wages.
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Syn. -- Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance.
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Salary v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salaried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Salarying (?).] To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to; as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position.
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Sale (?), n. See 1st . [Obs.] Spenser.
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Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See , v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money.
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2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.
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They shall have ready sale for them. Spenser.
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3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market; auction. Sir W. Temple.
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Coloq. Bill of sale . See under . -- Coloq. Of sale , Coloq. On sale , Coloq. For sale , to be bought or sold; offered to purchasers; in the market. -- Coloq. To set to sale , to offer for sale; to put up for purchase; to make merchandise of. [Obs.] Milton.
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Saleable (?), a., Saleably, adv., etc. See , , etc.
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Saleb (?), n. (Med.) See .
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Salebrosity (?), n. Roughness or ruggedness. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Salebrous (?), a. [L. salebrosus, fr. salebra a rugged road, fr. salire to leap.] Rough; rugged. [Obs.]
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Salep (sălĕp), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.] [Written also saleb, salop, and saloop.] The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. U. S. Disp.
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Saleratus (?), n. [NL. sal aëratus; -- so called because it is a source of fixed air (carbon dioxide). See , and and .] (Old Chem.) Aërated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under .) It is largely used in cooking, with sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders, and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.
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Salesman (sālzm�n), n.; pl. Salesmen (-m�n). [Sale + man.] One who sells anything; one whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.
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Sales tax (sālztăks), n. [Sales + tax.] a tax imposed upon the retail sale of goods or the sale of services, usually collected by the seller at the time of purchase; -- it is typically calculated as a percentage of the price of the object sold, being commonly from 3% to 7% of the .
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Saleswoman (?), n.; pl. Saleswomen (�). A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.
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Salework (?), n. Work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly. Shak.
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Salian (?), a. Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic. -- n. A Salian Frank.
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Saliant (?), a. (Her.) Same as .
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Saliaunce (?), a. [See .] Salience; onslaught. [Obs.] “So fierce saliaunce.” Spenser.
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