1
: a small shallow dish in which a cup is set at table
2
: something resembling a saucer especially in shape
especially
: flying saucer
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This set comes with four cups and saucers made of durable stoneware.
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Artists could produce paint with cakes by dipping them in water and then rubbing them on a saucer.
—Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
In contrast, saucer feeders allow the hummingbird to use its long tongue, as long as bees don’t enter and block the ports.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
This one from interior designer Kelly Wearstler has four breakfast plates, four bowls, four coffee cups and saucers, four starter plates, four dinner plates, and four deep plates, all ceramic and dishwasher-safe.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Artists could produce paint with cakes by dipping them in water and then rubbing them on a saucer.
—Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
In contrast, saucer feeders allow the hummingbird to use its long tongue, as long as bees don’t enter and block the ports.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
This one from interior designer Kelly Wearstler has four breakfast plates, four bowls, four coffee cups and saucers, four starter plates, four dinner plates, and four deep plates, all ceramic and dishwasher-safe.
—Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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saucer
noun
sau·cer
ˈsȯ-sər 
1
: a small round shallow dish in which a cup is set
2
: something like a saucer especially in shape
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