Hypertext Webster Gateway: "salad"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Salad \Sal"ad\ (s[a^]l"ad), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It.
insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See {Salt},
and cf. {Slaw}.]
1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water
cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar,
oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other
food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.

Leaves eaten raw are termed salad. --I. Watts.

2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or
lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and
seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments;
as, chicken salad; lobster salad.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

salad
n : food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and
served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or
including greens


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