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saucer
(sô′sər)
noun
- a small, round, shallow dish, esp. one with an indentation designed to hold a cup
- anything round and shallow like a saucer
Origin: ME sawsere < MFr saussier < sause, sauce
Related Forms:
- saucerlike adjective
See saucer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup.
- 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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