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e knee, there is occasionally a scurfy eruption called "mallenders" in the fore leg, and "sallenders" in the hind leg. Youatt.

ind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also salade.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. Latimer.

Salad. [Obs.] Shak.

Salience. [Obs.]

The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] Tennyson. And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. Fawkes. The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. Emerson.

Somewhat sallow. Dickens.

The quality or condition of being sallow. Addison.

issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. They break the truce, and sally out by night. Dryden. The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. Byron.

A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter.

The velella; -- called also saleeman.

Psalm. [Obs.] Piers plowman.

A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Johnson.

Same as Salmis.

Sal ammoniac. See under Sal.

A ragout or partky roasted game stewed with sauce, wine, bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.

Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species. They are extensively preserved for food. See Quinnat.

A salmon of small size; a samlet.

Like, or pertaining to, the Salmonidæ, a family of fishes including the trout and salmon. -- n.

A halogen. [Obs.]

A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol salicylate.