English Explanatory Dictionary

saucer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
  2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
  3. A circular sled without runners.
  4. A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
  5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
  6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
verb
  1. To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
  2. Of the eyes: to become large and round.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɔːsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-saucer.wav /ˈsɔsɚ/ /ˈsɑsɝ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-saucer.wav /ˈsɔsəɾ/

Word forms

saucer saucers saucering saucered

Etymology

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

Related words

sauce

Derived words

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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