- Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous hydrate of magnesia.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
- (n.) Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.
- (n.) Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.
- (n.) The act of leaping or jumping; a leap.
- (n.) Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful.
- (n.) Marshes flooded by the tide.
- (n.) A sailor; -- usually qualified by old.
- (n.) Overflowed with or growing in, salt water; as, a salt marsh; salt grass.
- (v.t.) To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.
- (v.i.) To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to salt.
- (v.t.) To sprinkle, impregnate or season with salt; to preserve with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt fish, beef or pork; to salt cattle.
- (n.) Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic, especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt or Glauber's salt.
- (n.) Of or relating to salt; abounding in or containing, salt; prepared or preserved with or tasting of, salt; salted; as, salt beef; salt water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). salt. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/salt/definitions/2057623 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "salt" http://smartdefine.org/salt/definitions/2057623 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, salt, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/salt/definitions/2057623>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "salt" 28 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/salt/definitions/2057623> |