Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SAL'AD, n. [Fr. salade; Arm. saladenn; It. insalata; Sp. ensalada, that is, literally, salted; D. salaade; G. and Sw. salat; Dan. salad.]

Raw herbs, usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil or spices, and eaten for giving a relish to other food. Leaves eaten raw, are termed salad. – Watts.