Salute \Sa*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saluting}.] [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. See {Salubrious}.] 1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
I salute you with this kingly title. --Shak.
2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.
You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the freedom to salute it. --Addison.
3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.
4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. [Obs.] ``If this salute my blood a jot.'' --Shak.
Salute \Sa*lute"\, n. [Cf. F. salut. See {Salute}, v.] 1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.
2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc. --Tennyson.
3. (Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.
As they walked out, the men lifted their hands in a salute.
A military honor guard fired a salute as workers shoveled soil over his red and black coffin.
It set out, plainly enough, the principles that make Conservatives stand up and salute: choice, ownership, responsibility and opportunity.
The school that once expelled novelist Cathie Pelletier for "radicalism" is ready to salute her tonight as an outstanding alumna.
And in a statement announcing the deal, Mr. Drabinsky said he was "particularly pleased" to "salute Famous Players, a spirited but fair competitor, which has always conducted itself responsibly and with sensitivity to the public."
But I'm confident that there can be stability in the international oil market because there is excess capacity around the world and some countries have stepped up and said they want to help and we salute them for that.
Mrs. Bush spent part of Thursday in a salute to 25 local children who read hundreds of books to raise money for the March of Dimes.
Helmeted Syrian soldiers in charge of security in west Beirut fired their Soviet-made Kalashnikov rifles in a final salute as the six coffins were lowered into the ground.
And I again would salute the president of the French Republic for the way in which he conducted the meetings.
We salute his taste and his ingenuity." The Joffrey Ballet, appearing in Chicago, dedicated Friday night's performance to its founder.
The shooting came as hundreds of villagers marched through the streets with Palestinian flags and banners. "We salute and praise our martyrs in the third year of the intefadeh," one placard read.
They salute the stupendous job Michael Kinsley does editing The New Republic, but don't even mention Leon Wieseltier's fine literary section.
The PLO leader, a pistol on his right hip, spoke to reporters after receiving the 21-gun salute India accords foreign heads of state.
Britain's Prince Edward was welcomed to Manitoba with a 21-gun salute before reviewing local troops and listening to warm words from elected officials.
We're all brothers," Benavides said, putting his fist on his heart with the index and pinky fingers extended _ the TCB salute.
"Since the fly-by is being conducted using normal operational flying training hours, no additional costs will be incurred by the services," the Pentagon said. "Funding of the salute will be absorbed by each of the services," it added.
So the children of the ballet school came to salute Andersen (who is, officially, Royal Ballet Master) and danced featly to the adorable rattle of the Polka Militaire, which was composed for Bournonville in 1842. Then we moved into the gala sweetmeats.
"Tonight I salute Gov. Michael Dukakis," he said. "He has run a well-managed and dignified campaign.
Barnette held that Jehovah's Witness students cannot be forced to salute the flag, which they regard as idolatrous.
After receiving a military cannon salute, Mrs. Thatcher drove off to the center of the capital.
"I salute them and assure them that I come as a man of dialogue and messenger of peace," he said in French.
Candy and flowers are all right for some folks, but Providenza Imburgia's children salute their 93-year-old matriarch every day, year round, on a bus-stop bench.
The Horseguards Parade fired a salute.
The IRA fired a three-volley salute, its traditional tribute, Thursday night for Kevin Brady, 30, a member shot dead in the cemetery attack as he chased the gunman.
But Roy, one of the event's main organizers, said he was pleased with the dedication ceremonies, carried out under overcast skies and which included a 21-gun salute and two U.S. service buglers blowing taps.
Yes, this is the day for all of us to salute the soldiers, sailors, marines and aviators who stand sentry on the frontiers of freedom all over the world.
More balloons were released at Norman, and at Kingfisher, a girl's choir in period dress sang original songs and the American Legion fired a 21-gun salute.
Then, in a voice that broke, he added: "We cannot leave here today without pausing to salute one who stands as the symbol of the courage that burns in the breast of every American in uniform, one Marine who has been very much in our thoughts, Lt.
Actress Helen Hayes says Irving Berlin saved her marriage plans with playwright Charles MacArthur by playing his then-newly written song "Always." "Our spirits were very low," she recalled Tuesday during a two-hour salute to the songwriter.
Students will be required to salute the flag under a school board decision directing district administrators to delete a section of the state education code stating that a salute is not mandatory.