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saucer

[ saw-ser ]

/ ˈsɔ sər /

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noun

a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.

something resembling a saucer, as in shape.

Origin of saucer

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Old French word saussier. See sauce, -er²

Words nearby saucer

sauceboat, saucebox, sauced, saucepan, saucepot, saucer, saucer dome, saucerization, sauch, saucier, saucy

Example sentences from the Web for saucer

There was a delicate, pale green china cup and saucer on top of the nightstand.

You Better Not Cry |Daily Beast Promotions |December 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
And now he sat, cup suspended, saucer held meekly against his chest, gazing out at the pelting snow-flakes.

The Younger Set |Robert W. Chambers
And they gave him a cap like a saucer turned upside down and made of gold, and he looked all dressed up for a party.

Half-Past Seven Stories |Robert Gordon Anderson
The soldier boy ate the bacon, and ate both of the cakes, though each of the latter was about the size of a saucer.

The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army |Oliver Optic

She fed it with skim-milk from her own saucer, and set store by the trunk on that account up to the day of her death.

Phemie Frost's Experiences |Ann S. Stephens
He would give her a saucer of milk, and, while she was lapping it, he would secure her and take her away.

Chatterbox, 1906 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for saucer

saucer

/ (ˈsɔːsə) /

noun

a small round dish on which a cup is set

any similar dish

Derived forms of saucer

saucerful, noun saucerless, adjective

Word Origin for saucer

C14: from Old French saussier container for sauce