saltness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of saltness
before 900; Middle English saltnesse; Old English sealtnes. See salt 1, -ness
Example Sentences
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We had given up all meals; now and then one would cut a lump from the sides of bacon on the kitchen wall and chew a bit of it, but the saltness was like fire.
From The Terror A Mystery by Arthur Machen
The spray, dashed inland by the terrific force of the wind, lighting on the lips of those who stand with straining eyes looking seaward, fills their mouths with its saltness, and blinds their aching sight.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Salt′ishness, a moderate degree of saltness; Salt′-junk, hard salt beef for use at sea.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The principal of these are Lakes Eyre, Torrens, and Gairdner, all of which vary in size and saltness according to the season.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
It has puzzled philosophers to account for the saltness of the sea.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
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