saucer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: saucer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for saucer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saucer n something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" Synonym(s): disk, disc, saucer a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation Synonym(s): dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer a disk used in throwing competitions Synonym(s): discus, saucer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saucer \Sau"cer\, n. [F. sauci[8a]re, from sauce. See {Sauce}.] 1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table. [Obs.] --Bacon. 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.