n. A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to pigeons. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See Sally, v. ]
‖n. See Saltarello. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ It., fr. L. saltare to jump. ] A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ See Saltant. ] To leap or dance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation. ]
Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory;
a. [ L. saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire. ] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Saltatory evolution (Biol.),
Saltatory spasm (Med.),
a. [ L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance, v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See Sally, v. ]
‖n. See Saltarello. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ It., fr. L. saltare to jump. ] A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of each measure. See Tarantella. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ See Saltant. ] To leap or dance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation. ]
Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory;
a. [ L. saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire. ] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Saltatory evolution (Biol.),
Saltatory spasm (Med.),