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plural saucers
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. examples
An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer. examples
A circular sled without runners. examples
(obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table. quotations
Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat
1631, Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […]
A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships. examples
A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan. examples
third-person singular simple present saucers, present participle saucering, simple past and past participle saucered
(transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking. examples
(intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round. quotations examples
Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.
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