[Obs.]
Milton.
Saleable
(Sale"a*ble a., Sale"a*bly), adv., etc. See Salable, Salably, etc.
Saleb
(Sal"eb) n. (Med.) See Salep.
Salebrosity
(Sal`e*bros"i*ty) n. Roughness or ruggedness. [Obs.] Feltham.
Salebrous
(Sal"e*brous) a. [L. salebrosus, fr. salebra a rugged road, fr. salire to leap.] Rough; rugged.
[Obs.]
Salep
(Sal"ep) n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the
orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.] [Written also saleb, salop, and saloop.] The
dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by
treating the powdered preparation with hot water. U. S. Disp.
Saleratus
(Sal`e*ra"tus) n. [NL. sal aëratus; — so called because it is a source of fixed air See Sal,
and and Aërated.] (Old Chem.) Aërated salt; a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and
reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate (see under Sodium.) It is largely used in cooking, with sour
milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders,
and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.
Salesman
(Sales"man) n.; pl. Salesmen [Sale + man.] One who sells anything; one whose occupation
is to sell goods or merchandise.
Saleswoman
(Sales"wom`an) n.; pl. Saleswomen A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or
merchandise.
Salework
(Sale"work`) n. Work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly. Shak.
Salian
(Sa"lian) a. Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on
the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic. — n. A Salian Frank.
Saliant
(Sa"li*ant) a. (Her.) Same as Salient.
Saliaunce
(Sal"i*aunce) a. [See Sally.] Salience; onslaught. [Obs.] "So fierce saliaunce." Spenser.
Salic
(Sal"ic) a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called
in Latin leges Salicæ.] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. [Also salique.]
Salic law. (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this
code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property. (b) Specifically, in modern times,
a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which
males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of
Europe, as Spain.
