Saucer Meaning
/ˈsɔːsə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
nounAn object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
Sentence Examples
It was a flying saucer all right.
We believed it to be a flying saucer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After pouring the tea, she put the cup down on the ____ to prevent spills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She placed the teacup carefully back onto its ____ after taking a sip.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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"
— 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
"Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in."
— 2016, Ian Mitchell-Gill, Merrett's Gift:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After pouring the tea, she put the cup down on the ____ to prevent spills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She placed the teacup carefully back onto its ____ after taking a sip.