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Salad : (noun)
1: food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and
served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or
including greens
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Salad : \Sal"ad\ (s[a^]l"ad), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It.
insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See Salt,
and cf. Slaw.]
1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water
cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar,
oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other
food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.
Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. --I. Watts.
2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or
lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and
seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments;
as, chicken salad; lobster salad.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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