Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Springing up or forth; arising; salient, as the teeth of Astropectinidæ.
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The cheek-bones are high and saillant, the eye small, more round than long, piercing, fiery, deep-set, and brown rather than black.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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