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saucer

noun
/ˈsɔːsə/UK/ˈsɔsɚ/US/ˈsɔsəɾ/

Etymology

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

  1. derived from saussier
  2. inherited from saucer

Definitions

  1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

  2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

    • The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.

  3. A circular sled without runners.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.

      • Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat

    2. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

    3. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

    4. To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.

    5. Of the eyes

      Of the eyes: to become large and round.

      • Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.

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Derived

cup-and-saucer plant, flying saucer, sand saucer, saucercraft, saucer-eyed, saucer eyes, saucerful, saucerian, saucerize, saucer jelly, saucer-leaf, saucerless, saucerlike, saucer pass, saucer peach, teacup and saucer

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA