Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Saracen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,
pl. sharqi[=i]n, 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.
{Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Saracen
n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian
and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
[syn: {Saracen}]
2: (when used broadly) any Arab [syn: {Saracen}]
3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades [syn: {Saracen}]
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