Salamander Definition
sălə-măndər
salamanders
noun
salamanders
A mythological reptile, resembling the lizard, that was said to live in fire.
Webster's New World
A spirit supposed to live in fire: orig., a spirit in Paracelsus' alchemical system.
Webster's New World
Any of an order (Caudata) of limbed, tailed amphibians with a soft, moist skin.
Webster's New World
Any of various articles used in fire or able to produce or withstand heat, as a poker, portable oven, or a utensil for browning pastry.
Webster's New World
A mass of solidified material, largely metallic, left in a blast-furnace hearth.
American Heritage
verb
To apply a salamander (flat iron utensil above) in a cooking process.
19th C.: When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it. — a 19th century crème brûlée recipe quoted in Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0187-6, page 41
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Salamander
Noun
Singular:
salamander
Plural:
salamandersOrigin of Salamander
From Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamandra), of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary
Middle English salamandre from Old French from Latin salamandra from Greek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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