*saxon*

n. [ L. Angli-Saxones English Saxons. ] 1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or “Old”) Saxon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is quite correct to call Æthelstan “King of the Anglo-Saxons, ” but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan “an Anglo-Saxon” is simply nonsense. E. A. Freeman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The language of the English people before the Norman conquest in 1066 (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon.
Syn. -- Old English [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. a person of Anglo-Saxon (esp British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in "WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things". [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Saxo, pl. Saxones, from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe, Seaxan, fr. seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. sahs, and perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made of stone); and cf. G. Sachse, pl. Sachsen. Cf. Saxifrage. ] 1. (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries. (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon. (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Saxon, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old form of the language, as shown particularly in the “Heliand”, a metrical narration of the gospel history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language. (b) Anglo-Saxon. (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Saxon blue (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid. Brande & C. --
Saxon green (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the Saxons or Anglo- Saxons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in the Saxon language. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) See Mountain soap, under Mountain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named after the kingdom of Saxony, reputed to produce fine wool. ] 1. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A fine grade of woolen yarn twisted somewhat harder and smoother than zephyr yarn. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]