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Herod so much that he said she could have anything she wanted. She asked him to give her the head of JOHN THE BAPTIST on a plate, which he did.
**sal·on** /ˈsælon||səˈlɑːn/ *n* **1** a stylish or fashionable 'small shop, especially where services rather than goods are sold: *a hairdressing salon* | *a beauty salon* **2** (especially in France in the 18th century) a regularly-held fashionable gathering, especially of writers, painters, musicians etc, at the home of a well-known person
**sa·loon** /səˈluːn/ *n* **1** also **sa'loon car** *BrE* || **sedan** *AmE* — a car for four to six passengers, with a roof, two or four doors, and a separate enclosed space for cases, bags, boxes etc (**boot** *BrE* || **trunk** *AmE*) ➔ compare **ESTATE CAR**, **HATCHBACK**, **SPORTS CAR** **2** a saloon bar **3** a large public drinking place, especially in an American town in the WILD WEST **4** a grandly furnished room for the social use of a ship's passengers
**sa'loon bar** also **lounge bar** *n* *BrE* a comfortably furnished room in a PUB where drinks usually cost a little more than in the PUBLIC BAR. Women, or men and women together, usually sit in a saloon bar. ➔ see also **PUB**
**Sal·op** /ˈsæləp/ a former name for the English **COUNTY** of SHROPSHIRE
**sal·sa** /ˈsælsə||ˈsɑːl-/ *n* [U] **1** a hot **SAUCE** made of **TOMATOES**, onions, **CHILLIS** etc usually eaten with Mexican or Spanish food: *Do you want salsa on your taco?* **2** a type of popular music based on Latin American dance music. Singers and musicians often dance at the same time as they are singing and playing. ➔ see Feature on page A16
**sal·si·fy** /ˈsælsifi/ *n* [U] a plant with purple flowers whose long fleshy root is eaten as a vegetable (but not commonly)
**salt¹** /sɔːlt/ *n* **1** [U] also **common salt**, **tech** **sodium chloride** —a very common colourless or white solid substance found in the earth and in seawater which has many uses including preserving food and giving it more taste: *The vegetables need more salt.* | *cooking/table salt* | *Please pass the salt.* ➔ see also **ROCK SALT** **2** [C] **tech** any of a class of chemical substances which may be formed by the combining of an acid and a BASE or metal ➔ see also **EPSOM SALTS**, **SMELLING SALTS** **3** the **salt of the earth** a person or people regarded as good hearted and dependable **4** **take something with a grain/pinch of salt** to remain doubtful about something; not necessarily believe all of: *You should take what he says with a pinch of salt; he doesn't exactly tell lies, but he some-times stretches the truth.* ➔ see also **rub salt into the/someone's wounds** (RUB), **worth one's salt** (WORTH)
**salt²** *v* [T] **1** to add salt to; put salt on: *Have you salted the vegetables?* | *I just love salted peanuts.* **2** [(down)] to preserve with salt: *They salted down most of the meat for later use.* **3** to put salt or other substances on (roads) to reduce the danger from ice
**salt sth** ↔ **away** *phr v* [T] *infml* to save (especially money) for the future, perhaps dishonestly or illegally: *There were allegations that the military rulers had salted away millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.*
**salt³** *adj* **1** [A] formed by salty water: *a salt lake* **2** [A] preserved with salt: *salt pork* **3** containing, full of, or tasting of salt; salty: *salt tears/water* ➔**-ness** *n* [U] **tech**
**SALT** /sɔːlt/ *abbrev.* for **Strategic Arms Limitation Talks**; talks between the US and the former Soviet Union, which aimed to reach agreement about limiting the number of **NUCLEAR WEAPONS** that each country kept. Two SALT Treaties (=official agreements) were signed: SALT I (1972) and SALT II (1979). ➔ compare **START**
**salt 'beef** *BrE* || **corned beef** *AmE* — *n* [U] **BEEF** that has been preserved in salt water with **SPICES** and then cooked
**salt-cel-lar** /ˈsɔːltˌselə/ *BrE* || **salt shaker** *AmE* — *n* a container for salt at meals, especially a small pot with usually (in the UK) one hole in the top for shaking salt out ➔ compare **PEPPER POT**
**salt Lake 'City** the capital city of Utah in the western US, best known as the centre of the **MORMON** religion ➔ see also **YOUNG, BRIGHAM**
**salt-lick** /ˈsɔːltˌlɪk/ *n* **1** a large block of a salty substance for sheep and cows to **LICK** (=move their tongues over) **2** a naturally salty piece of ground where animals get salt in this way
**salt-pan** /ˈsɔːltˌpæn/ *n* a natural or artificial hollow place from which salt water dries up leaving a surface of salt
**salt-pe-tre** *BrE* || **-ter** *AmE* /ˌsɔːltˈpiːtər/ *n* [U] a salty-tasting powdery substance (**potassium nitrate**) used in making **GUNPOWDER** and matches, and in preserving meat
**'salt shaker** *n* *AmE* for **SALTCELLAR**
**'salt truck** *n* *AmE* for **GRITTER**
**salt-wa-ter** /ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtər ||-wɔːr, -,wɑː-/ *adj* [A] of or living in salty water or the sea: *saltwater plants* ➔ opposite **FRESHWATER**
**salt water 'taffy** *n* [U] a soft **CHEWY** light-coloured type of sweet in the US, which is usually sold in small pieces that are wrapped in paper
**salt-y** /ˈsɔːlti/ *adj* **1** of, containing, or tasting of salt: *This soup's too salty.* **2** *old-fash* (of talk, stories etc) slightly improper in an amusing or exciting way; **RACY**: *salty humour* ➔**-iness** *n* [U]
**sa·lu·bri·ous** /səˈluːbriəs/ *adj* **1** socially desirable or **RESPECTABLE**: *They live in a very salubrious area.* **2** *fml* or *lit* favourable to good health: *salubrious living conditions* ➔**-ness** *n* [U]
**sal·u·ta·ry** /ˈsæljʊtərili-teri/ *adj* causing or likely to cause an improvement in character, future behaviour, health etc: *The accident was a salutary lesson/experience; I'll never drink and drive again.*
**sal·u·ta·tion** /ˌsæljʊˈteɪʃən/ *n* *fml* **1** [C;U] (an) expression of greeting by words or action **2** [C] a word or phrase such as 'Ladies and Gentlemen', 'Dear Sir', 'Dear Miss Jones' etc, at the beginning of a speech or letter
**sa·lute¹** /səˈluːt/ *v* **1** [I;T] to make a **SALUTE** (1a) (to): *Always salute when you pass an officer!* **2** [T] *fml* to honour and praise, especially in a formal or ceremonial way: *On this very special evening we salute the splendid work of the local police.* **3** [T] *fml* to greet, especially with polite words or with a sign: *He saluted his friend with a wave of the hand.*
**salute²** *n* **1** [C] a military sign of recognition, such as **a)** a raising of the right hand to the forehead: *He gave a smart salute.* **b)** a ceremonial firing of guns or lowering of flags in honour of a person of very high rank: *a 21-gun salute* **2** [C;U] *fml* (a) greeting; salutation: *He raised his arm in salute.* **3** **take the salute** (of a person of high rank) to stand while being saluted by soldiers marching past
**sal·vage¹** /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ *n* [U] **1** the act or process of saving something from destruction, especially saving a wrecked ship or its goods from the sea: *to mount a salvage operation* **2** goods or property that are saved from being destroyed: *a sale of salvage from the wreck*
**salvage²** *v* [T(from)] to save (goods or property) from loss or damage: *We were unable to salvage anything when the factory burnt down.* | (fig.) *After it was revealed that he'd also stolen from his employers, there was little he could do to salvage his battered reputation.* ➔**-able** *adj*
**sal·va·tion** /sælˈveɪʃən/ *n* [U] **1** something that saves or preserves from danger, loss, ruin, or failure: *After so much dry weather, this rain has been the farmers' salvation.* **2** *tech* (especially in the Christian religion) the state of being saved from the power and effect of evil: *the salvation of souls*
**Sal·vation 'Army, the** also **the Sally Army** *BrE* *infml* a Christian organization which helps people who are poor, have no homes, drink too much etc. Its members wear military uniforms and have military ranks, they often sing and play religious music in public using drums, **TAMBOURINES**, **TRUMPETS** etc, and they give Christian advice and help. The Salvation Army has shops in many large towns in the US and the UK, where they sell **SECOND-HAND** clothes, books etc to collect money for their work. They also have a weekly magazine called *the War Cry*.
**sal·va·tion·ist** /sælˈveɪʃənst/ *n* (often *cap.*) a member of the Salvation Army
**salve¹** /sælv, sɑːv||sæ̃v/ *n* [C;U] (an) oily substance for putting on a cut, wound, sore place etc, to help the forming of new skin; **OINTMENT**: *lip salve*
**salve²** *v* [T] *fml* to make (especially uncomfortable feelings) less painful: *He felt guilty, so he tried to salve his conscience by bringing her a bunch of flowers.*