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fish-scale en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Usually of roofing tiles or shingles, shaped and laid in such a way that they resemble the scales of a fish.
    • The station also boasts a large semi-domed French pavilion roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, plus a rectangular hall with arcaded upper storey and wooden lantern. 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:

fish-scale en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of fishscale
    alt of fishscale
    • "You can get anything on here—isn't it incredible?" Slick Guy continues. "I couldn't believe it, either. I mean anything. MDMA from Holland, high-end weed, fish-scale coke, whatever. 2015, Duane Swierczynski, Canary, unnumbered page:

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