savant, -e, adj., learned, clever; masterly, able, skillful. Une main —e; a skillful hand. Femme —e; blue-stocking.
savant, n.m., -e, n.f., scholar, learned person. Les —s; the literati, the learned.
savantasse, n.m., pedant. [Sometimes spelt savantas in poetry.]
savanterie, n.f., pedantry.
savantissime, adj., most learned.
savarin, n.m., tipsy cake.
savate, n.f., old shoe; awkward, clumsy person; (nav.) shoes; slip-shoe; shoe down at the heel; (game) hunt the slipper; bungler. Traîner la —; to be as poor as Job; to shuffle along. Tirer la —; to fight with the feet.
savaterie, n.f., old-shoe trade or market; old-shoe shop.
saveter (sav-té), v.a., to cobble; to bungle, to botch.
savetier (sav-tié), n.m., cobbler; bungler, botcher, duffer.