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• 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 — 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 — 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 — sau|cer [ˈso:sə US ˈso:sər] n ↑cup, ↑saucer, ↑teapot [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: saussier plate for sauce , from sausse, sauce; SAUCE] a small round plate that curves up at the edges that you put a cup on ▪ a delicate china cup and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• saucer — [[t]sɔ͟ːsə(r)[/t]] saucers N COUNT A saucer is a small curved plate on which you stand a cup. → See also flying saucer …   English dictionary

• saucer — /ˈsɔsə / (say sawsuh) noun 1. a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup. 2. any similar dish, plate, or the like. 3. any saucer shaped thing. 4. → flying saucer. {Middle English, from Old French saucier(e) vessel for holding sauce, from sauce… …  

• saucer — /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] * * * …   Universalium