Salian
1 of 2adjective (1)
Sa·lian
ˈsālēən,
-lyən
: of or relating to a Frankish people dwelling early in the 4th century a.d. on the Ijssel river see salic law
Salian
2 of 2adjective (2)
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: of or relating to the Salii of ancient Rome
Salian hymns
Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Late Latin Salii, a division of the Franks (from the Sala —Ijssel—river) + English -an
Adjective (2)
Latin Salii, priests of Mars in ancient Rome (from salire to leap) + English -an
- tight back
- tight backbone
- tight end
- tight finish
- tight joint
- tight sap
- tight schedule
- tight scrummage
- tight ship
- tight side
- tight squeeze
- tight-ass
- tight-assed
- tight-cut
- tight-knit
- tight-laced
- tight-leg
- tight-lipped
- tight-locked
- tight-mouthed
- tighten
- tighten one's belt
- tighten the noose
- tighten the purse strings
- tighten the screws