saucisse
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səʊˈsiːs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /soʊˈsis/
Noun
saucisse (plural saucisses)
- (mining, firearms) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.
- (fortification) A fascine of more than ordinary length.
Synonyms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for saucisse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin salsīcia, from salsīcius, from salsus (“salty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so.sis/
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Noun
saucisse f (plural saucisses)
Related terms
Further reading
- “saucisse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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