a. [ See Sally. ] Salience; onslaught. [ Obs. ] “So fierce saliaunce.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Salient. ] 1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]