Saucer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup


        is set at table.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for
          microwave or radio frequency radiation [syn: {dish}, {dish
          aerial}, {dish antenna}]
       4: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: {discus}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "saucer":
     O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, chaplet, circle,
     circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet,
     crown, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, eternal return, fairy ring,
     garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet,
     magic circle, noose, orbit, radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel,
     sphincter, vicious circle, wheel, wreath