n. [ Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See Saline, a. ]
[ So called from Salina, a town in New York. ] (Geol.) The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of washing with salt water. [ R. & Obs. ] Greenhill. [ 1913 Webster ]