Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Salver (2)

Sal″ver (?), n. [Cf. Salvage.] A salvor. Skeat.

515

Salver (3)

Sal″ver (?), n. [Sp. salva pregustation, the tasting of viands before they are served, salver, fr. salvar to save, to taste, to prove the food or drink of nobles, from L. salvar...

516

Salver-shaped

Sal″ver–shaped′ (?), a.(Bot.) Tubular, with a spreading border. See Hypocraterimorphous.

517

Salvia

‖Sal″vi‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage.

518

Salvific

Sal‐vif″ic (?), a. [L. salficus saving; salvus saved, safe + facere to make.] Tending to save or secure safety.

519

Salvo

Sal″vo (?), n.; pl.Salvos (#). [L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.] An exception; a reservation; an excuse.They admit many salvos, cautions, and reser...

520

Salvo (2)

Sal″vo, n. [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See Safe.] 1. (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pie...

521

Salvor

Sal″vor (?), n. [See Salvation, Save] (Law) One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so. Wheaton.

522

Sam

Sam (?), adv. [AS. same. See Same, a.] Together. “All in that city sam.” Spenser.

523

Samaj (2)

‖Sa‐maj″ (?), n. [Hind. samāj meeting, assembly, fr. Skr. samāja a community.] A society or congregation; a church or religious body.

524

Samara

Sa‐ma″ra (? or?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of the elm.] (Bot.) A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.

525

Samare

Sam″are (?), n. See Simar.

526

Samaritan

Sa‐mar″i‐tan (?), a. [L. Samaritanus.] Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine. — n. A native or inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.

527

Samarium

Sa‐ma″ri‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.☞ Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis, in certain minerals ...

528

Samaroid

Sam″a‐roid (?; 277), a. [Samara + -oid.] (Bot.) Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.

529

Samarra

Sa‐mar″ra (?), n. See Simar.

530

Samarskite

Sa‐mar″skite (?), a. [After Samarski, a Russian.] (Min.) A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and...

531

Sambo

Sam″bo, n. [Sp. zambo, sambo.] A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.

532

Sambo (2)

Sam″bo (?), n. [Sp. zambo bandy-legged, the child of a negro and an Indian; prob. of African origin.] 1. A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto.2. In ...

533

Samboo

Sam″boo (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Sambur.

534

Sambucus

‖Sam‐bu″cus (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.

535

Sambuke

Sam″buke (?), n. [L. sambuca, Gr. �.] (Mus.) An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.

536

Sambur

Sam″bur (?), n. [Hind. sāmbar, sābar.] (Zoöl.) An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name i...

537

Same

Same (?), a. [AS. same, adv.; akin to OS. sama, samo, adv., OHG. sam, a., sama, adv., Icel. samr, a., Sw. samme, samma, Dan. samme, Goth. sama, Russ. samuii, Gr. �, Skr. sama, G...

538

Sameliness

Same″li‐ness (?), n. Sameness, 2. Bayne.

539

Sameness

Same″ness, n. 1. The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of ap...

540

Samette

Sa‐mette″ (?), n. See Samite.