saucer

Etymology

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

noun

1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
   The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
3. A circular sled without runners.
4. (obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

verb

1. (transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
2. (intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round.
   Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in. 2016, Ian Mitchell-Gill, Merrett's Gift