{ , n. [ F. flotter to float. See FFlotilla, and cf. Jetsam. ] (Law) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A narrow-bladed fine-toothed saw for cutting curved outlines.
Syn. -- jigsaw, scroll saw. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. Flotsam, Jettison. ] 1. (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan (or lagan), goods which are sunk attached to a buoy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of throwing objects from a ship to lighten the load; jettison{ 1 }. See Jettison, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: Anything thrown overboard from a ship, whether floating or not. [ PJC ]

4. Hence: [ fig. ] Objects scattered about in a disorderly manner; as, he couldn't find his sneakers among the jetsam in his room. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

v. t. To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plant with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia.
Syn. -- Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, Brassica rapa pekinensis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Port gate + sale. ] Public or open sale; auction. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) (a) A sail extended by a sprit. (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The title of the emperor of Russia. See Czar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Russ. tsaritsa. Cf. Czarina. ] The title of the empress of Russia. See Czarina. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. toutesaine; tout, toute, all (L. totus) + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hypericum (Hypericum Androsoemum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves. [ 1913 Webster ]