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'Sas, IV. sieve; searce. The French S'ay figuratively: Passer an gros sas, tolook over any thing in a loose, cursoryway.

SASCE, Ini. the moon.

SASH, a mark of distinction, which,in the British service, is generally madeof crimson silk for the ollicers, and withcrimson mixed with white cotton for theserjeants. It is worn round the waistin most regiments; in some few', par-ticularly in the Highland corps, it isthrown across the shoulder. Sashes wereoriginally invented for the conveniencemid ease of wounded officers, &c. Bymean's of which, (in case any of themwere so badly wounded, as to renderthem incapable of remaining at theirposts,) they might be carried oil' withthe assistance of two men. They arenow reduced to a very small size, andof course unfit for the original purpose.Both the sash and gorget, indeed, mustbe considered as mere marks of distinc-tion, to point out ollicers on duty. Insome instances they were worn together:in others the gorget is laid aside, andthe sash only worn. The British ca-valry tie the sash on the right, the in-fantry on the left side. According toBailey, this word should be writtenShush, from the Italian word Sessa.

SATELLITE, (satellite, Fr.) a per-son who attends on another, either forhis safety, or to be ready to execute hispleasure.

SATELLITES , Fr. certain armed men,of whom mention is made in the his-tory of Philip Augustus , king of France .The word satellite itself, which we fre-quently find in ancient historians, signi-fies a guard or attendant about the per-son of a Prince. It is derived from theLatin word safeties, which comes fromthe Syriac term for a companion. Thesatellites of Philip Augustus were menselected from the militia of the country,who fought on foot and horseback. Theservants or batmen who attended themilitary knights, when they went, intoaction, were likewise called satellites,and fought in their defence, mounted,or on foot.

SATISFACTION. When an officeror other person goes out to fight withone whom he has offended, or by whomhe has been offended, he is said to giveor take satisfaction. Hence to demandsatisfaction is tantamount to challenge,to call to account, &c.

SATRAPA , (sutrape, Fr.) the chiefgovernor of a province in Persia , and inother parts of India . These men arecommonly very rich, extremely haughty,much addicted to pleasure, and gene-rally inhuman. The French frequentlyapply the term satrape, by way of irony,to the understrappers of a government.

SATRAPY , the jurisdiction or go-vernment of a Satrapu.

SAUCISSE , ^ in mining, is a long

SAUCiSSON , S pipe or bag, madeof cloth well pitched, or sometimes ofleather, of 1’- inch diameter, filled withpowder, going from the chamber of themine to the entrance of the gallery. Itis generally placed in a wooden pipe,called an auget, to prevent its growingdamp. It serves to give fire to mines,caissons, bomb-chests, &c.

Saucisson is likewise a kind of fas-cine, longer than the common ones: itserves to raise batteries, and to repairbreaches. Saucissons are also used inmaking epaulements, in stopping pas-sages, and in making traverses over awet ditch, &c.

Saucisson de brulot, Fr. a machinemade use of to set fire to the differentcompartments in a fire-ship.

Saucisson d’artifice, Fr. saucisson*used in artificial fire-works.

Saucissons Dolans, Fr. flying saucis-sons ; a species of sky rocket.

SAULLE, Fr. a willow, or sallowtree.

Cheval SAURE, Fr. a sorrel horse.

SAUSSAIE, Fr. a willow plot.

SAUT, Ind. an hour.

Saut, Fr. This word is used in hy-draulics to signify a considerable fall ofwater, such as the fall of Niagara, &c.

Saut, Fr. This word is often usedamong the French , to signify that asoldier has suddenly risen from theranks to the situation of lieutenant orcaptain; we also say, in the same sense,to leap over; hence to leap over theheads of older officers.

SAUTER, Fr. to leap; to jump;also to rise without passing through theintermediate situations.

Sauter a Vabordage, Fr. to leapupon the deck, or any part of an ene-my’s ship, for the purpose of boardingher.

Sauter, Fr. The French also say,Faire sauter un bastion, to blow up abastion, or to cause it to blow up;fair suuter la cervelle d quelqu’un, to