Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sandiver"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sandiver \San"di*ver\, n. [Perh. fr. OF. sa["i]n grease, fat +
de of + verre glass (cf. {Saim}), or fr. F. sel de verre
sandiver.]
A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the
materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is
skimmed off; -- called also {glass gall}. [Formerly written
also {sandever}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gall \Gall\, n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by
insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by
small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay
their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls.
Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See {Gallnut}.
Note: The galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by
insects of the genus {Cynips}, chiefly on an oak
({Quercus infectoria or Lusitanica}) of Western Asia
and Southern Europe. They contain much tannin, and are
used in the manufacture of that article and for making
ink and a black dye, as well as in medicine.
{Gall insect} (Zo["o]l.), any insect that produces galls.
{Gall midge} (Zo["o]l.), any small dipterous insect that
produces galls.
{Gall oak}, the oak ({Quercus infectoria}) which yields the
galls of commerce.
{Gall of glass}, the neutral salt skimmed off from the
surface of melted crown glass;- called also {glass gall}
and {sandiver}. --Ure.
{Gall wasp}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Gallfly}.
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