Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - saucer
Saucer
saucer
n. 1 a shallow circular dish used for standing a cup on and to catch drips. 2 any similar dish used to stand a plant pot etc. on. Derivatives saucerful n. (pl. -fuls). saucerless adj. Etymology: ME, = condiment-dish, f. OF saussier(e) sauce-boat, prob. f. LL salsarium (as SAUCE) SAUCY adj. (saucier, sauciest) 1 impudent, cheeky. 2 colloq. smart-looking (a saucy hat). 3 colloq. smutty, suggestive. Derivatives saucily adv. sauciness n. Etymology: earlier sense 'savoury', f. SAUCE
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noun Etymology: Middle English, plate containing a condiment, from Anglo-French, from sauce Date: circa 1702 a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table, something resembling a ~ especially in shape, ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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