saucer

(sər)

noun

  1. a small, round, shallow dish, esp. one with an indentation designed to hold a cup
  2. anything round and shallow like a saucer

Origin: ME sawsere < MFr saussier < sause, sauce

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See saucer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup.
  2. An object similar in shape to a saucer.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, sauce dish

Origin: , from Old French saussier

Origin: , from sauce, sauce; see sauce

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