Webster's Dictionary 1913

1054

Savory

Sa″vor‐y (–y̆), a. [From Savor.] Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also savoury.]The chewing flocksHad ta'en their supper on the savory herb. Milton.

1055

Savory (2)

Sa″vo‐ry (sā″vō̍‐ry̆), n. [F. savorée; cf. It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.) An aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; — also called su...

1056

Savoy

Sa‐voy″ (?), n. [F. chou de Savoie cabbage of Savoy.] (Bot.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, — much cultivated for winter use.

1057

Savoyard

Sav′oy‐ard″ (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Savoy.

1058

Savvy

{ Sav″vy, Sav″vey } (?), v. t. & i. [Written also savey.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?] To understand; to comprehend; know.

1059

Savvy (2)

{ Sav″vy, Sav″vey }, n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp.

1060

Saw

Saw (sa̤), imp. of See.

1061

Saw (2)

Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See Say, v. t. and cf. Saga.]1. Something said; speech; discourse. “To hearken all his sawe.” Chaucer.2. A saying; a proverb;...

1062

Saw (3)

Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. säge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. såg, Icel. sög, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe, Sickle, Section, S...

1063

Saw (4)

Saw (?), v. t. [imp.Sawed (?); p. p.SawedorSawn (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Sawing.] 1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.2. To form by cutting with...

1064

Saw (5)

Saw, v. i. 1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

1065

Saw palmetto

Saw″ pal‐met″to. See under Palmetto.

1066

Saw-set

Saw″–set′ (?), n. An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent fr...

1067

Saw-toothed

Saw″–toothed″ (?), a. Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.

1068

Saw-whet

Saw″–whet′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; — called also Acadian owl.

1069

Saw-wort

Saw″–wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Serratula; — so named from the serrated leaves of most of the species.

1070

Saw-wrest

Saw″–wrest′ (?), n. See Saw-set.

1071

Sawarra nut

Sa‐war″ra nut′ (?). See Souari nut.

1072

Sawbelly

Saw″bel′ly (?), n. The alewife.

1073

Sawbill

Saw″bill′ (?), n. The merganser.

1074

Sawbones

Saw″bones′ (?), n. A nickname for a surgeon.

1075

Sawbuck

Saw″buck′ (?), n. A sawhorse.

1076

Sawceflem

Saw″ce‐flem (?), a. See Sauseflem.

1077

Sawder

Saw″der (?), n. A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of solder.Soft sawder, seductive praise; flattery; blarney.

1078

Sawdust

Saw″dust′ (?), n. Dust or small fragments of wood (or of stone, etc.) made by the cutting of a saw.

1079

Sawer

Saw″er′ (?), n. One who saws; a sawyer.

1080

Sawfish

Saw″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the genus Pristis. They have a sharklike form, but are more nearly allied to the rays. The flattene...