sauceredadj.
/ˈsɔːsəd/, U.S. /ˈsɔsərd/, /ˈsɑsərd/ 1. Esp. of a cup: placed on a saucer. Also: (of a hot drink, esp. tea or coffee) poured into a saucer in order to cool more quickly.
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1840 J. Baillie Lines Agnes in Fugitive Verses 223 Pouring from smoky spout the amber stream Which sends from saucered cup its fragrant steam.
1895 Morning Post 11 May 4/2 Two old ladies are indulging in a sweet little sally of scandal while sipping their ‘saucered’ tea.
1939 House Beautiful Jan. 74/4 To give air to roots in saucered pots place a handful of pebbles under them.
1961 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 21 Dec. Take grandfather... If he blows on saucered coffee or tea, there is tolerance and good natured consent.
2010 D. Jardine Mandible Trilogy 137 Filling the two saucered cups with steaming coffee, he smiled and swept them up, one in each hand.
2. Having a saucer-like shape or form; esp. (of the eyes) round and widened, typically with alarm, surprise, or another strong emotion (cf. eyes like saucers and saucer-eyed adj.).
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1847 Lancet 25 Sept. 330/1 The actual site of Calcutta..is a very slightly undulating surface, or saucered. It has a gradual..inward slope from the river-bank towards the great ‘Salt-water Lake’.
1920 Black Cat Aug. 20/1 Rake stood with open mouth and saucered-eyes.
1970 J. W. Morton Capilano i. 12 The glacial water could find no escape from the saucered valley.
1988 A. Taylor To School through Fields 47 Using our saucered hands.., we scooped up the crystal-clear water and drank from the palms of our hands.
2012 T. Moore You are Awful (but I like You) xi. 288 The house lights went down..and with saucered eyes I watch a little man in a bright red suit dash out from the wings.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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