fish scales
Overlapping dermal covering
Fish scales are the small, overlapping plates covering a fish's body, providing protection and reducing friction in water.
Removing scales before cooking is called scaling: He scaled the trout before grilling it.
The phrase also describes the pattern of overlapping arrangement seen in roof tiles, armor, or knitting stitches.
Covering part of another
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- roughUneven in surface
keeled · cycloid · ridged · bumpy · protective · interlocking · layered · flexible
Tremulous, wavering light
- sheenSoft surface luster
- pearlescenceSoft iridescent glow
- opalescenceMilky, shifting luster
- nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
lustrous · glittering · silvery · metallic · reflective · holographic · prismatic · rainbow
overlapping
Covering part of another
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
rough · keeled · cycloid · ridged · bumpy · protective · interlocking · layered · flexible · embedded
shimmer
Tremulous, wavering light
- sheenSoft surface luster
- pearlescenceSoft iridescent glow
- opalescenceMilky, shifting luster
nacreous · lustrous · glittering · silvery · metallic · reflective · holographic · prismatic · rainbow · glimmering
scraping
Rubbing away material
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- filletingCutting meat from bones
- preparationArranging things in advance
skin-on · crispy · fried · crunchy · edible · removal · gutting
- scalesweight, measure, balance, beam balance, pan balance
- overlapping layersshingles, roof tiles, imbrication, shingling, tile pattern
- seafood wasteshrimp shells, crab shells, lobster shells, oyster shells, mussel shells
- ichthyologyichthyology, swim bladder, spawning, feeding behavior, predation
- Kashrutkosher, kosher certification, kashering, pareve, shechita
- fishing wasteentrails, viscera, offal, discards, fins