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Saucer   /sˈɔsər/   Listen
noun
Saucer  n.  
1.
A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table. (Obs.)
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.





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"Saucer" Quotes from Famous Books



... drew a long breath of satisfaction. "It is all right," she said. "Martha, he is delighted with the young ladies. Dear Doctor! he shall have some almond-pudding at once. Bring me his saucer, please, Martha!" ...
— Hildegarde's Holiday - a story for girls • Laura E. Richards
... was presented to the sultanas as the man who had saved the king's life, and whom their lord and master delighted to honor. Each of the fair and grateful women, in reward for his great deed, gave him a saucer-full of golden coins, which were so many, and heaped so high, that the slave who followed him grew rich by merely picking up the pieces that dropped ...
— Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris
... The saucer in which he mixes his ink is in itself a little gem. It is chiselled out of a piece of jade, and represents a tiny lake with a carved border imitating rockwork. On this border is a little mamma toad, also in jade, advancing as if to bathe ...
— Madame Chrysantheme Complete • Pierre Loti
... and saucer together to her lips at this instant, so that the substance of the saucer completely hid her face from ...
— Tales & Novels, Vol. IX - [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond] • Maria Edgeworth
... over the brim of Doggie's cup and into the saucer. There came a sudden flush on her cheek and a sudden ...
— The Rough Road • William John Locke


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