Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blunder for satyr.
- noun In heraldry, an ordinary in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, formed by two bends, dexter and sinister, crossing each other. Also called cross saltier, cross in saltier.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
saltire .
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- adjective
comparative form ofsalty : moresalty - noun Alternative form of
saltire .
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Examples
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Upon an Eastern crown or, a lion rampant argent, supporting a lance proper, therefrom flowing to the sinister, a pennon gules, charged with two palm-branches, in saltier, or.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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But this faster formation extracts fresh water from the ocean faster, leaving the seas saltier, which is likely to have an impact on ocean circulation, ice growth, and air temperature.
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But this faster formation extracts fresh water from the ocean faster, leaving the seas saltier, which is likely to have an impact on ocean circulation, ice growth, and air temperature.
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He also had some "saltier" expressions about The Dumb, maybe from his time in the Marines, and a few he cleaned up for me.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2010
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He also had some "saltier" expressions about The Dumb, maybe from his time in the Marines, and a few he cleaned up for me.
mrissa: Grandpa, fools, and Foyle's. mrissa 2010
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So it may have been that a slave trader would try to select, with a lick to the cheek, the ''saltier'' Africans.
Roland G. Fryer Jr., Slave Ships and Salt Steve Sailer 2005
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So it may have been that a slave trader would try to select, with a lick to the cheek, the ''saltier'' Africans.
Archive 2005-03-20 Steve Sailer 2005
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The water averages 14 degrees Fahrenheit, but doesn't freeze because the water is three or four times saltier than the ocean.
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Do you agree that this was the right call, PopWatchers, or might you have pushed for the saltier lyrics?
Seth Meyers responds to Sarah Palin on Letterman | EW.com 2009
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Hi Marlene, I live two blocks from the Adriatic Sea (which is saltier than the Ocean) and my Dell laptop is seven years old and still running fine.
Dell Mexico 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word saltier
Also see saltire.
October 7, 2022