[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salt \salt\, n. as. sealt; akin to os.  ofries. salt, d. zout,
   g. salz, icel., sw.,  dan. salt, l. sal, gr. ?, russ. sole,
   ir.  gael. salann, w. halen, of unknown origin. cf. sal,
   salad, salary, saline, sauce, sausage.
   1. the chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning
      food, for the preservation of meat, etc. it is found
      native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation
      and crystallization, from sea water and other water
      impregnated with saline particles.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
      1913 webster

            though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .
            . we have some salt of our youth in us. --shak.
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   3. hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, attic salt.
      1913 webster

   4. a dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
      1913 webster

            i out and bought some things; among others, a dozen
            of silver salts.                      --pepys.
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   5. a sailor; -- usually qualified by old. colloq.
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            around the door are generally to be seen, laughing
            and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --hawthorne.
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   6. chem. the neutral compound formed by the union of an
      acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the
      salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.
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   note: except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,
         it is the acid radical which unites with the base or
         basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of
         water, or of analogous compounds as side products. in
         the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic
         and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary
         in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or
         acid salts. see phrases below.
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   7. fig.: that which preserves from corruption or error; that
      which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an
      allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken
      with a grain of salt.
      1913 webster

            ye are the salt of the earth.         --matt. v. 13.
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   8. pl. any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,
      especially epsom salts, rochelle salt, or glauber's salt.
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   9. pl. marshes flooded by the tide. prov. eng.
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   above the salt, below the salt, phrases which have
      survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,
      of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long
      table, the places above which were assigned to the guests
      of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,
      and poor relations. see saltfoot.
      1913 webster

            his fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is
            beneath him in clothes. he never drinks below the
            salt.                                 --b. jonson.
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   acid salt chem.
      a a salt derived from an acid which has several
          replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially
          exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,
          acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.
      b a salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives
          an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is
          composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is
          an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is
          a neutral salt.

   alkaline salt chem., a salt which gives an alkaline
      reaction, as sodium carbonate.

   amphid salt old chem., a salt of the oxy type, formerly
      regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic
      oxide. obsolescent

   basic salt chem.
      a a salt which contains more of the basic constituent
          than is required to neutralize the acid.
      b an alkaline salt.

   binary salt chem., a salt of the oxy type conveniently
      regarded as composed of two ingredients analogously to a
      haloid salt, viz., a metal and an acid radical.

   double salt chem., a salt regarded as formed by the union
      of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium
      sulphate. see under double.

   epsom salts. see in the vocabulary.

   essential salt old chem., a salt obtained by
      crystallizing plant juices.

   ethereal salt. chem. see under ethereal.

   glauber's salt or glauber's salts. see in vocabulary.

   haloid salt chem., a simple salt of a halogen acid, as
      sodium chloride.

   microcosmic salt. chem.. see under microcosmic.

   neutral salt. chem.
      a a salt in which the acid and base in theory
          neutralize each other.
      b a salt which gives a neutral reaction.

   oxy salt chem., a salt derived from an oxygen acid.

   per salt old chem., a salt supposed to be derived from a
      peroxide base or analogous compound. obs.

   permanent salt, a salt which undergoes no change on
      exposure to the air.

   proto salt chem., a salt derived from a protoxide base or
      analogous compound.

   rochelle salt. see under rochelle.

   salt of amber old chem., succinic acid.

   salt of colcothar old chem., green vitriol, or sulphate
      of iron.

   salt of hartshorn. old chem.
      a sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.
      b ammonium carbonate. cf. spirit of hartshorn, under
          hartshorn.

   salt of lemons. chem. see salt of sorrel, below.

   salt of saturn old chem., sugar of lead; lead acetate; --
      the alchemical name of lead being saturn.

   salt of seignette. same as rochelle salt.

   salt of soda old chem., sodium carbonate.

   salt of sorrel old chem., acid potassium oxalate, or
      potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;
      -- so called because found in the sorrel, or oxalis. also
      sometimes inaccurately called salt of lemon.

   salt of tartar old chem., potassium carbonate; -- so
      called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,
      or potassium tartrate. obs.

   salt of venus old chem., blue vitriol; copper sulphate;
      -- the alchemical name of copper being venus.

   salt of wisdom. see alembroth.

   sedative salt old med. chem., boric acid.

   sesqui salt chem., a salt derived from a sesquioxide base
      or analogous compound.

   spirit of salt. chem. see under spirit.

   sulpho salt chem., a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but
      containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
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see also:
sal salad salary saline sauce sausage 
above the salt below the salt saltfoot acid salt alkaline salt 
amphid salt basic salt binary salt double salt double 
epsom salts essential salt ethereal salt ethereal glauber's salt 
glauber's salts haloid salt microcosmic salt microcosmic neutral salt 
oxy salt per salt permanent salt proto salt rochelle salt 
rochelle salt of amber salt of colcothar salt of hartshorn spirit of hartshorn 
hartshorn salt of lemons salt of sorrel salt of saturn salt of seignette 
salt of soda salt of lemon salt of tartar salt of venus salt of wisdom 
alembroth sedative salt sesqui salt spirit of salt spirit 
sulpho salt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sorrel \sor"rel\, n. f. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. ohg. s?r
   sour. see sour. bot.
   one of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
   plant of the genus rumex, as rumex acetosa, rumex
   acetosella, etc.
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   mountain sorrel. bot. see under mountain.

   red sorrel. bot.
   a a malvaceous plant hibiscus sabdariffa whose acid
       calyxes and capsules are used in the west indies for
       making tarts and acid drinks.
   b a troublesome weed rumex acetosella, also called
       sheep sorrel.

   salt of sorrel chem., binoxalate of potassa; -- so called
      because obtained from the juice of rumex acetosella, or
      rumex axetosa.

   sorrel tree bot., a small ericaceous tree oxydendrum
      arboreum whose leaves resemble those of the peach and
      have a sour taste. it is common along the alleghanies.
      called also sourwood.

   wood sorrel bot., any plant of the genus oxalis.
      1913 webster
see also:
sour rumex rumex acetosa rumex acetosella mountain sorrel mountain 
red sorrel hibiscus sabdariffa rumex acetosella sheep sorrel salt of sorrel 
rumex axetosa sorrel tree oxydendrum arboreum sourwood wood sorrel 

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