- Lake in London's Hyde Park, created in 1730 - Snake-like - Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of
a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a
moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as,
serpentine braid. - A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous
silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often
with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin.
Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green
color. - A kind of ancient cannon. - To serpentize.
- Herring-like fish - An American marine fish of the Herring familt (Brevoortia
tyrannus), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of
fertilizers; -- called also mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy,
hardhead, whitefish, etc.
- A member of the herring family found in the mediterranean sea - Herring-like fish - A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling
the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great
numbers on the coast of England.
- Add in white wine to fish - Cod-like fish - Cod-like food fish - A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to
the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a
dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back
of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie.
- Cod-like fish - Gemfish - A drying shed, as for unburned tile. - One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris;
the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American
species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are
also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and
codling. - To loiter; to sneak.