salad Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

WordNet

Sal"ad noun
Etymology
F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Slaw.
Definitions
  1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.
    Leaves eaten raw termed salad. I. Watts.
  2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad. mention mayonnaise

Webster 1913