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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Protect your furniture with saucers and trays under your plants.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
William Nylander was effective, too, especially in providing the primary assist on the Leafs’ first and third goals, including a brilliant cross-ice saucer to countryman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to send the game to OT with five minutes left in the third.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Original price: $86 (Wayfair) During the Way Day Sale, grab this gorgeous espresso cup and saucer set at a big discount.
—Nora Colomer
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There are dinner plates, salad plates, bread-and-butter plates, soup bowls, fruit saucers, cups and saucers, and serving pieces.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
William Nylander was effective, too, especially in providing the primary assist on the Leafs’ first and third goals, including a brilliant cross-ice saucer to countryman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to send the game to OT with five minutes left in the third.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Original price: $86 (Wayfair) During the Way Day Sale, grab this gorgeous espresso cup and saucer set at a big discount.
—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
There are dinner plates, salad plates, bread-and-butter plates, soup bowls, fruit saucers, cups and saucers, and serving pieces.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucer. Accessed 19 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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