Saxe

Saxe

(saks) n (Placename) the French name for Saxony

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Saxe

(French saks) n (Biography) Hermann Maurice (ɛrman mɔris), comte de Saxe. 1696–1750, French marshal born in Saxony: he distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

sax•o•ny

(ˈsæk sə ni)

n. 1. a fine, three-ply woolen yarn. 2. a soft-finish, compact fabric for coats. [1825–35; from Saxony]

Sax•o•ny

(ˈsæk sə ni)

n. 1. a state in E central Germany. 4,900,000; 6561 sq. mi. (16,990 sq. km). Cap.: Dresden. 2. a former state of the Weimar Republic in E central Germany. 5788 sq. mi. (14,990 sq. km). Cap.: Dresden. 3. a medieval division of N Germany with varying boundaries: extended at its height from the Rhine to E of the Elbe. German, Sachsen; French, Saxe. Sax•o′ni•an (-ˈsoʊ ni ən) n., adj.

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Noun	1.	Saxe - a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)comte de Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, Marshal Saxe
	2.	Saxe - an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the SaxonsSachsen, Saxony