n.; pl. Sous it>or [ F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold, n., Solid, and and cf. Sol, Soldo. ] An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (1/20 of a franc), which is popularly called a sou. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant; -- also called butternut. [ Written also sawarra nut. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Subah. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Subahdar. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. 1. [ F. ] A sauce made of white onions and melted butter mixed with velouté sauce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. ] A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sobriquet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. See Souse. [ Obs. ] penser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See 1st Souse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chin. seou chong little plant or sort. ] A kind of black tea of a fine quality. [ 1913 Webster ]