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Sardine
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- 1 Characteristic of a sardius.
"And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald."
- 1 Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
"They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal."
- 2 carnelian. obsolete
- 3 A member of the Italian grassroots political movement organized to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and the political rhetoric of Matteo Salvini.
"A new grassroots movement called ‘sardines’ is fighting against Italy's rightwing strongman Matteo Salvini across the nation after a spectacular launch in Bologna last week."
- 4 any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned wordnet
- 5 Someone packed or crammed into a small space. figuratively
"They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers."
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- 6 Dark-brown sard.
- 7 small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring wordnet
- 8 small fatty fish usually canned wordnet
- 9 a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony wordnet
- 1 to fish for sardines
"No one on Monhegan says they saw them, but a man sardining says he saw it headed there, or at least some boat with people atop it."
- 2 to pack or cram together tightly.
"Six-foot- four McMichael (a past master at the art of sardining) not only crammed enough clothes for the trip into the mighty midget, but carried a full set of golf clubs and a banjo, as well!"
Etymology
Borrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīna; from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē).
Borrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīna; from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē).
Pliny states that its name was ultimately derived from Sardis, in Lydia, where the sard was first discovered; but probably ultimately derived from Persian sered ("yellowish-red").
Pliny states that its name was ultimately derived from Sardis, in Lydia, where the sard was first discovered; but probably ultimately derived from Persian sered ("yellowish-red").
From the way protesters are tightly packed into public spaces, analogous to the way sardines are packed into cans.
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