sea-saltadj.
rare.
Salt like the sea; impregnated with or containing sea salt.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > [adjective] > in the form of or occurring in drops > like a tear > associated with tears
sea-salt1596
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > shed in weeping > attributes of tears
saltc1175
wanc1540
brinish1580
briny1608
shrill1608
swellinga1616
sea-salt1897
1596 R. Linche Dom Diego in Diella sig. F4v In Sea-salt teares hee long hath liu'd.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (1623) iii. ii. 20 That all the teares that thy poore eyes let fall May..Drowne the lamenting foole, in Sea salt teares.
1897 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin xiv. iv I was kissing Winnie's sea-salt lips.
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