1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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According to Sweeney, the coupe—previously known as the Champagne saucer—is sort of like a more modern Martini glass..
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 9 July 2024
The man shook his head a fraction and returned his cup to the saucer.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Owner John Wagner invited Steve Anderson to drive his saucer to the Greenwood restaurant for the eclipse.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Instead of glitches in the authentication to log on for online classes, the boots and snowsuits and long underwear and hats and gloves would be broken out, along with the sleds and saucers and even big chunks of cardboard to go hit the parks and playgrounds and closed streets.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
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Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 9 July 2024
The man shook his head a fraction and returned his cup to the saucer.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Owner John Wagner invited Steve Anderson to drive his saucer to the Greenwood restaurant for the eclipse.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Instead of glitches in the authentication to log on for online classes, the boots and snowsuits and long underwear and hats and gloves would be broken out, along with the sleds and saucers and even big chunks of cardboard to go hit the parks and playgrounds and closed streets.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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