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n. [ F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per. serbend a song. ] A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqiīn, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco. ] Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. [ 1913 Webster ]

Saracens' consound (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture. “Saracenic music.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) See Sarrasin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. Sarasvatī. ] (Hind. Myth.) The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr. sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh. ] A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sarcastic. [ Obs. ] “Sarcasmous scandal.” Hubidras. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world! South. [ 1913 Webster ]