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/saw"seuhr/, n.1. a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.2. something resembling a saucer, as in shape.[1300-50; ME < OF saussier. See SAUCE, -ER2]
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saucer — [ sose ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • v. 1200 sauser fig. « tremper »; de sauce 1 ♦ Vx Tremper dans la sauce. Saucer son pain. Rare Garnir de sauce. « Le pudding saucé d un brûlant velours de rhum » (Colette). 2 ♦ (1915) Mod. Essuyer en enlevant… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Saucer — Sau cer, n. [F. sauci[ e]re, from sauce. See {Sauce}.] 1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saucer — [sô′sər] n. [ME sawsere < MFr saussier < sause, SAUCE] 1. a small, round, shallow dish, esp. one with an indentation designed to hold a cup 2. anything round and shallow like a saucer saucerlike adj … English World dictionary
saucer — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. saucier sauce dish, from L.L. salsarium, neuter of salsarius of or for salted things, from L. salsus (see SAUCE (Cf. sauce)). Meaning small, round, shallow vessel for supporting a cup is attested from c.1702 … Etymology dictionary
saucer — ► NOUN ▪ a shallow dish with a central circular indentation, on which a cup is placed. ORIGIN Old French saussier sauce boat … English terms dictionary
Saucer — A saucer is a small type of dishware specifically for use with and for supporting a cup a cylindrical cup intended for coffee or a half sphere teacup for tea. Additionally, the saucer is a distant cousin to the plate. The saucer has a raised… … Wikipedia
saucer — (sô sé ; le c prend une cédille devant a et o ; sauçant, sauçons) v. a. 1° Tremper dans la sauce. Saucer sa viande, son pain. 2° Par extension. Tremper dans un liquide quelconque. Saucer des branches dans de l eau. Il a été saucé dans la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
saucer — noun /ˈsɔː.sə,ˈsɔ(ː).səɹ,ˈsɒ(ː).sər/ˈsɑ(ː).səɹ/ a) A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. The saucer shaped object could have been a UFO, but actually it was a balloon. b) An object round and gently curved (shaped like a saucer). See … Wiktionary
saucer */ — UK [ˈsɔːsə(r)] / US [ˈsɔsər] noun [countable] Word forms saucer : singular saucer plural saucers a small round flat dish that you put a tea cup or coffee cup on • See: flying saucer … English dictionary
saucer — noun Etymology: Middle English, plate containing a condiment, from Anglo French, from sauce Date: circa 1702 1. a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table 2. something resembling a saucer especially in shape; especially flying saucer •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Saucer — A technical charting formation that indicates that a stock s price has reached its low and that the downward trend has come to a close. Saucer formations will exhibit very low volume figures at the point when the stock s price was the lowest … Investment dictionary
