Saturday

views updated May 29 2018

Saturday the day of the week before Sunday and following Friday, and (together with Sunday) forming part of the weekend. Recorded from Old English (in form Sætern(es)dæg) the name is a translation of Latin Saturni dies ‘day of Saturn’.
Saturday night special in North America, an informal term for a cheap low-calibre pistol or revolver, easily obtained and concealed.

See also Black Saturday at black, Egg Saturday at egg.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

Saturday

views updated Jun 08 2018

Sat·ur·day / ˈsatərˌdā; -dē/ • n. the day of the week before Sunday and following Friday, and (with Sunday) forming part of the weekend.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

Saturday

views updated May 21 2018

Saturday seventh day of the week. OE. Sætern(es)dæġ, Sæterdæġ, corr. to MLG. sater(s)dach, MDu. saterdach (Du. zaterdag), tr. of L. Sāturnī diēs day of (the planet) Saturn.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD