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dressed herring

dressed herring noun: a layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.

dressed herring: a layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and...
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Noun

dressed herring (countable and uncountable, plural dressed herrings)

  1. A layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
    Synonyms:
    shuba, herring under a fur coat, furry herring

Synonyms of dressed herring

Forms of dressed herring

pluraldressed herrings

Questions about dressed herring

What does dressed herring mean?
Dressed herring means a layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
What part of speech is dressed herring?
Dressed herring is a noun.
What is the plural of dressed herring?
The plural of dressed herring is dressed herrings.

Words near dressed herring in the dictionary

  1. dresscoat
  2. dresscoats
  3. dresscode
  4. dressed
  5. dressed down
  6. dressed herring
  7. dressed off
  8. dressed out
  9. dressed the house
  10. dressed the part
  11. dressed to kill

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