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Traditional English :: souse
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souse.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. put (gherkins, fish, etc.) in pickle.
2 tr. & intr. plunge into liquid.
3 tr. (as soused adj.) colloq. drunk.
4 tr. (usu. foll. by in) soak (a thing) in liquid.
5 tr. (usu. foll. by over) throw (liquid) over a thing. --n. 1 a pickle made with salt. b US food, esp. a pig's head etc., in pickle.
2 a dip, plunge, or drenching in water.
3 colloq. a a drinking-bout. b a drunkard. [ME f. OF sous, souz pickle f. OS sultia, OHG sulza brine f. Gmc: cf. SALT] |
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Traditional English :: sous-
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souse.html - prefix (in words adopted from French) subordinate, under (sous-chef). [F] |
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Traditional English :: sousaphone
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souse.html - n. a large brass bass wind instrument encircling the player's body. sousaphonist n. [J. P. Sousa, Amer. bandmaster d. 1932, after saxophone] |
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Traditional English :: souse
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souse.html - v. & n. --v. 1 tr. put (gherkins, fish, etc.) in pickle.
2 tr. & intr. plunge into liquid.
3 tr. (as soused adj.) colloq. drunk.
4 tr. (usu. foll. by in) soak (a thing) in liquid.
5 tr. (usu. foll. by over) throw (liquid) over a thing. --n. 1 a pickle made with salt. b US food, esp. a pig's head etc., in pickle.
2 a dip, plunge, or drenching in water.
3 colloq. a a drinking-bout. b a drunkard. [ME f. OF sous, souz pickle f. OS sultia, OHG sulza brine f. Gmc: cf. SALT] |
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English Idioms :: sought after
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souse.html - {adj.} Wanted by many buyers; searched for. * /Antiques are much sought after nowadays./ Syn.: IN DEMAND. |
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English Idioms :: soul
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souse.html - See: HEART AND SOUL, KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER. |
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