sax

[saks]

noun Informal.

saxophone.

Origin of sax

by shortening

Saxe

[saks]

noun

Comte Her·mann Mau·rice de

[er-man maw-rees duh] /ɛrˈman mɔˈris də/, 1696–1750, French military leader: marshal of France 1744.

French name of Saxony.

sax

[saks]

noun

a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.

Origin of sax

before 900; Middle English sexe, Old English seax, sæx; cognate with Old Norse sax (Swedish, Danish sax scissors). See saw¹

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Historical Examples of saxes

I saw that he had hanging to him two Roman saxes, so I deemed he had slain those two, and so escaped the Romans.
The House of the Wolfings
William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for saxes

Saxe

noun

the French name for Saxony

Saxe

noun

Hermann Maurice (ɛrman mɔris), comte de Saxe. 1696–1750, French marshal born in Saxony: he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

sax

noun

a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate

Word Origin for sax

Old English seax knife; related to Old Saxon sahs, Old Norse sax

sax

noun

informal short for saxophone

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Word Origin and History for saxes

sax

1923, colloquial shortening of saxophone.