Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Saltatorial

Sal′ta‐to″ri‐al (?), a. 1. Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises.2. (Zoöl.) (a) Same as Saltatorious. (b) Of or pertaining to the Saltatoria.

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Saltatorious

Sal′ta‐to″ri‐ous (?), a. Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory; as, a saltatorious insect or leg.

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Saltatory

Sal″ta‐to″ry (?), a. [L. saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.Saltatory evolution(Biol.), a theory...

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Saltbush

Salt″bush′ (?), n.(Bot.) An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.

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Saltcat

Salt″cat′ (?), n. A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons.

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Saltcellar

Salt″cel‐lar (?), n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F. salière saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Salary.] Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other mat...

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Salter

Salt″er (?), n. One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or fish.

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Saltern

Salt″ern (?), n. A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.

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Saltfoot

Salt″foot′ (?), n. A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.

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Saltie

Salt″ie (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European dab.

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Saltier

Sal″tier (?), n. See Saltire.

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Saltigradæ

‖Sal′ti‐gra″dæ (?), n. pl. [NL. See Saltigrade.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.

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Saltigrade

Sal″ti‐grade (?), a. [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk, go: cf. F. saltigrade.] (Zoöl.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.

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Saltigrade (2)

Sal″ti‐grade, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Saltigradæ, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.

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Saltimbanco

Sal′tim‐ban″co (?), n. [It., literally, one who leaps or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco a bench.] A mountebank; a quack. [Written also santinbanco.]S...

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Salting

Salt″ing (?), n. 1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt.2. A salt marsh.

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Saltire

Sal″tire (?), n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] (Her.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of...

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Saltirewise

Sal″tire‐wise′ (?), adv.(Her.) In the manner of a saltire; — said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinist...

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Saltish

Salt″ish (?), a. Somewhat salt. — Salt″ish‐ly, adv. — Salt″ish‐ness, n.

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Saltless

Salt″less, a. Destitute of salt; insipid.

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Saltly

Salt″ly, adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.

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Saltmouth

Salt″mouth′ (?), n. A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts.

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Saltness

Salt″ness (?), n. The quality or state of being salt, or state of being salt, or impregnated with salt; salt taste; as, the saltness of sea water.

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Saltpeter

{ Salt′pe″ter, Salt′pe″tre }, (�), n. [F. salpêtre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See Salt, and Petrify.]...

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Saltpetrous

Salt′pe″trous (?), a. [Cf. F. salpêtreux.] Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.

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Saltwort

Salt″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.Black saltwort, the sea milkwort.

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Salty

Salt″y (?), a. Somewhat salt; saltish.