English

Verb

suage ‎(third-person singular simple present suages, present participle suaging, simple past and past participle suaged)

1. (obsolete) To assuage.

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French

Etymology 1

From Old French soue + -age, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin soca.

Noun

suage m ‎(plural suages)

1. hem, border of a plate or cup

Etymology 2

From suer +‎ -age

Noun

suage m ‎(plural suages)

1. humidity sweating from something

   S'il fait chaud et que tout soit fermé: on dit, il y a du suage, c'est le suage du bois.

Etymology 3

From Old French sieu +‎ -age, see suif

Noun

suage m ‎(plural suages)

1. Application of suet or tallow

References

• “suage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• auges, sauge, usage