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herring: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific; valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

caviar collapse: salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

red herring collapse: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue; a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

roe collapse: the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish; the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster; eggs of female fish; fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

Pantaloon collapse: trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

aspic collapse: savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables

jester collapse: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

salmagundi collapse: cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

salad collapse: food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

ambrosia collapse: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

zany collapse: a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

harlequin collapse: a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte); variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches"

fish collapse: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"; the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"; catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"; seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

strategy collapse: the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

trickery collapse: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them); verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

conspiracy collapse: a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

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