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saucer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup is set at table. 3. Something resembling a saucer in shape. Specifically: a A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. b A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saucer n 1: something with a round shape like a flat circular plate [syn: {disk}, {disc}] 2: a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table 3: a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation that is used as a directional antenna [syn: {dish}, {dish aerial}, {dish antenna}] 4: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {discus}]
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