a. salty; n. metallic salt; soluble salt; solution of salt and water. saliniform, a. like salt. salinity, n.salinometer, n. hydrometer measuring amount of salt in a solution.
The flag may have been based on that of Schwyz, one of the original cantons of the Confederation. While the national flag is square, a rectangular flag is used on Swiss lakes and rivers. Effective date: 12 December 1889.