sardine

[ sahr-deen ]

/ sɑrˈdin /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) sar·dine, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sar·dines.

the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.

any of various similar, closely related fishes of the herring family Clupeidae.

Origin of sardine

1400–50; late Middle English sardeine<Middle French sardine<Latin sardīna, derivative of sarda sardine, noun use of feminine of SardusSardinian

Words nearby sardine

sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia, Sardinian, Sardis, sardius, sardonic

Definition for sardine (2 of 2)

sardine²

[ sahr-dahyn, -dn ]

/ ˈsɑr daɪn, -dn /

noun

sard.

Origin of sardine

1300–50; Middle English (<Late Latin sardīnus) <Greek sárdinossardius

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Example sentences from the Web for sardine

JR: Oh well, Gwyneth Paltrow, my little Gwennie-Wennie, and her two children, what is it…Apple and Sardine?
Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview|Tim Teeman|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reader soddens in the consciousness of his own penetration as the sardine, equally headless, soaks in oil.
Love in a Cloud|Arlo Bates
And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
“There is one brute I wish I could get upsides with,” said Ricardo, at breakfast one morning, his mouth full of sardine.
Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia|Andrew Lang

For three or four years there had been a dearth of fish, so that he had not been able to catch even a sardine.
Italian Popular Tales|Thomas Frederick Crane
A sardine from a sandwich made excellent bait, at least the speckled beauties in that pool thought so as they rose to it greedily.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for sardine (1 of 2)

sardine¹

/ (sɑːˈdiːn) /

noun plural -dines or -dine

any of various small marine food fishes of the herring family, esp a young pilchardSee also sild

like sardines very closely crowded together

Word Origin for sardine

C15: via Old French from Latin sardīna, diminutive of sarda a fish suitable for pickling

British Dictionary definitions for sardine (2 of 2)

sardine²

/ (ˈsɑːdiːn, -dən) /

noun

another name for sard

Word Origin for sardine

C14: from Late Latin sardinus, from Greek sardinos lithos Sardian stone, from Sardeis Sardis

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sardine

sardine

see packed in like sardines.

单词	sardine
释义	sardine ¹ [ sahr-deen ] / sɑrˈdin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sardine ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural (especially collectively) sar·dine, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sar·dines. the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food. any of various similar, closely related fishes of the herring family Clupeidae. Origin of sardine ¹ 1400–50; late Middle English sardeine<Middle French sardine<Latin sardīna, derivative of sarda sardine, noun use of feminine of SardusSardinian Words nearby sardine sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna, sardine, Sardinia, Sardinian, Sardis, sardius, sardonic Definition for sardine (2 of 2) sardine² [ sahr-dahyn, -dn ] / ˈsɑr daɪn, -dn / noun sard. Origin of sardine ² 1300–50; Middle English (<Late Latin sardīnus) <Greek sárdinossardius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sardine JR: Oh well, Gwyneth Paltrow, my little Gwennie-Wennie, and her two children, what is it…Apple and Sardine? Joan Rivers: Our Last Interview\|Tim Teeman\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The reader soddens in the consciousness of his own penetration as the sardine, equally headless, soaks in oil. Love in a Cloud\|Arlo Bates And he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various “There is one brute I wish I could get upsides with,” said Ricardo, at breakfast one morning, his mouth full of sardine. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia\|Andrew Lang For three or four years there had been a dearth of fish, so that he had not been able to catch even a sardine. Italian Popular Tales\|Thomas Frederick Crane A sardine from a sandwich made excellent bait, at least the speckled beauties in that pool thought so as they rose to it greedily. The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp\|Nell Speed British Dictionary definitions for sardine (1 of 2) sardine¹ / (sɑːˈdiːn) / noun plural -dines or -dine any of various small marine food fishes of the herring family, esp a young pilchardSee also sild like sardines very closely crowded together Word Origin for sardine C15: via Old French from Latin sardīna, diminutive of sarda a fish suitable for pickling British Dictionary definitions for sardine (2 of 2) sardine² / (ˈsɑːdiːn, -dən) / noun another name for sard Word Origin for sardine C14: from Late Latin sardinus, from Greek sardinos lithos Sardian stone, from Sardeis Sardis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sardine sardine see packed in like sardines. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to sardine load, lade, throng, crowd, bind, stuff, pile, cram, squeeze, wedge, shove, ram, pack, overcrowd, swamp, stream, congest, cluster, deluge, gather
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sardine

noun, plural (especially collectively) sar·dine, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sar·dines.

Origin of sardine

Words nearby sardine

Definition for sardine (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of sardine

Example sentences from the Web for sardine

British Dictionary definitions for sardine (1 of 2)

noun plural -dines or -dine

Word Origin for sardine

British Dictionary definitions for sardine (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for sardine

Idioms and Phrases with sardine

Words related to sardine