Saun"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sauntered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sauntering.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.
s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form
s'auntrer. See Adventure, n. & v.]
To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner;
to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or
saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.
Masson.
Syn. -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
Saun"ter, n. A sauntering, or a
sauntering place.
That wheel of fops, that saunter of the
town.
Young.
Saun"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sauntered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sauntering.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.
s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened form
s'auntrer. See Adventure, n. & v.]
To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy manner;
to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.
One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or
saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.
Masson.
Syn. -- To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.
Saun"ter, n. A sauntering, or a
sauntering place.
That wheel of fops, that saunter of the
town.
Young.
