Sauce — Defs

01 n. A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings…

1.
A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc.
“High sauces and rich spices fetched from the Indies.” — Sir S. Baker.
2.
Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
“Roots, herbs, vine fruits, and salad flowers . . . they dish up various ways, and find them very delicious sauce to their meats, both roasted and boiled, fresh and salt.” — Beverly.
3.
Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.[U.S.]
4.
Sauciness; impertinence.[Low.]

Phrases & compounds

To serve one the same sauce — to retaliate in the same kind.

02 v. t. To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.

imp. & p. p. Sauced; p. pr. & vb. n. Saucing

1.
To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.
2.
To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.[R.]
“Earth, yield me roots; Who seeks for better of thee, sauce his palate With thy most operant poison!” — Shak.
3.
To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
“Then fell she to sauce her desires with threatenings.” — Sir P. Sidney.

“Thou sayest his meat was sauced with thy upbraidings.” — Shak.
4.
To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.[Colloq. or Low]
“I'll sauce her with bitter words.” — Shak.

03 n. A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.

1.
A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.(Fine Art)