Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Salp

Salp (sălp), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of Salpa, or of the family Salpidæ.

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Salpa

‖Sal″pa (săl″pȧ), n.; pl. L. Salpæ (–pē), E. Salpas (–pȧz). [NL.: cf. L. salpa a kind of stockfish.] (Zoöl.) A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates fou...

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Salpian

{ Sal″pi‐an (?), Sal″pid (?) }, n.(Zoöl.) A salpa.

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Salpicon

Sal″pi‐con (?), n. [F. salpicon, Sp. salpicon.] Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or other joints; stuffing; farce. Bacon.

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Salpingitis

‖Sal′pin‐gi″tis (?), n. [NL. See Salpinx, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the salpinx.

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Salpinx

‖Sal″pinx (?), n.(Old Anat.) The Eustachian tube, or the Fallopian tube.

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Salsafy

Sal″sa‐fy (?), n.(Bot.) See Salsify.

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Salsamentarious

Sal′sa‐men‐ta″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. salsamentarius, fr. salsamentum brine, pickled fish, fr. salsus salted, p. p. of salire to salt.] Salt; salted; saline.

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Salse

Salse (?), n. A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts, whence the name.

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Salsify

Sal″si‐fy (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.

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Salso-acid

Sal″so–ac′id (?), a. [L. salsus salted, salt + acidus acid.] Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid.

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Salsoda

Sal′so″da (?), n. See Sal soda, under Sal.

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Salsola

‖Sal″so‐la (?), n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they contain alkaline salts.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See Glasswort.

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salsuginous

sal‐su″gi‐nous (?), a. [L. salsugo, -ginis, saltness, from salsus salted, salt: cf. F. salsugineux.] (Bot.) Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.

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Salt

Salt (?), n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. �, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. S...

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Salt (2)

Salt (?), a. [Compar.Salter (?); superl.Saltest.] [AS. sealt, salt. See Salt, n.] 1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with, or ta...

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Salt (3)

Salt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Salted; p. pr. & vb. n.Salting.] 1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fi...

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Salt (4)

Salt (?), v. i. To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt.

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Salt (5)

Salt (?), n. [L. saltus, fr. salire to leap.] The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. B. Jonson.

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Salt rheum

Salt″ rheum (?). (Med.) A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See Eczema.

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Salt-green

Salt″–green (?), a. Sea-green in color. Shak.

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Saltant

Sal″tant (?), a. [L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See Sally, v.] 1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.2. (Her.) In a leaping posit...

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Saltarella

‖Sal′ta‐rel″la (?), n. See Saltarello.

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Saltarello

‖Sal′ta‐rel″lo (?), n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.] A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each ...

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Saltate

Sal″tate (?), v. i. [See Saltant.] To leap or dance.

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Saltation

Sal‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.] 1. A leaping or jumping.Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott.2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of ...

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Saltatoria

‖Sal′ta‐to″ri‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets.