fish-scale

See also: fish scale and fishscale

English

Adjective

fish-scale (not comparable)

  1. Usually of roofing tiles or shingles, shaped and laid in such a way that they resemble the scales of a fish.
    • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Eastbourne”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
      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.
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Noun

fish-scale (plural fish-scales)

  1. Alternative form of fishscale: uncut cocaine.
    • 2015, Duane Swierczynski, Canary‎, unnumbered page:
      "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.
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