son et lumiere (iou) and fish(1) (iou)

son et lumiere (iou)

son et lumiere noun phr. . M20.
[French, lit. 'sound and light'.]
An Entertainment using recorded sound and lighting effects, usu. presented at night at a historic building or Other site to give a dramatic narrative of its history. M20.
fig. Writing or behaviour resembling a son et lumiere presentation, esp. in its dramatic qualities. M20.

fish(1) (iou)

fish noun1. , (usu.) same.

Orig., any animal living exclusively in water (now only as 2nd elem. of comb., as crayfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, shellfish, and in Cookery). Now, any of a large and varied group of cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates possessing gills and fins. OE.
angel-fish, angler-fish, bluefish, catfish, codfish, dogfish, hagfish, monkfish, etc.
b. In full tin fish. A torpedo. Nautical slang. E20.
c. A dollar. US slang. E20.
R. Jessup Would a hundred fish do you?..Would it be enough for the bus?
(Usu. Fish.) In pl. The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces. OE.
L. MacNeice We all know you were born under the Fish.
The flesh of fish, esp. as Food (opp. flesh, fowl). ME.
Usu. with preceding (derog.) adjective A person. colloq. M18.
P. Scott Her family..were cold fish to a man.
Phrases: a fish out of water a person not in accustomed or preferred surroundings. a nice kettle of fish, a pretty kettle of fish: see KETTLE noun 1. be Food for fishes. blind fish: see BLIND adjective. bony fish: see BONY adjective. cartilaginous fish: see CARTILAGINOUS 1. cry stinking fish: see STINKING adjective. drink like a fish drink (esp. alcohol) excessively. feed the fishes: see FEED verb1. fish and chips fried fish with fried chipped potatoes. Flying Fish: see FLYING ppl adjective. have Other fish to fry have more important business to attend to. kettle of fish: see KETTLE 1. neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring of indefinite character. queer fish: see QUEER adjective & noun. royal fish whales, porpoises, and sturgeon, if caught near the coast or cast ashore belonging to the Crown, or in the Duchy of Cornwall to the Prince of Wales. soup and fish: see SOUP noun. Southern Fish: see SOUTHERN. stinking fish: see STINKING adjective. walking fish: see WALKING ppl adjective. wet fish: see WET adjective. ye gods and little fishes: see GOD noun.
Comb.: fish-basket (a) a basket for carrying fish; (b) US a creel for catching fish; fish-bowl a (usu. glass) bowl in which to keep live (esp. ornamental) fish; fish cake a small cake of flaked or minced fish and mashed potato, often coated in batter or breadcrumbs and fried; fish-carver a knife for serving fish; fish-day (now arch. or Hist.) a day on which fish is eaten; a fast-day; fish eagle any eagle or Other large bird of prey that feeds on fish; spec. any of certain eagles of the genus Haliaeetus; fish-eaters a knife and fork for eating fish; fish-eye noun & adjective (a) noun a variety of moonstone; a diamond, an imitation diamond; (b) adjective (of a lens) wide-angled with a curved front; fish farm a place where fish are bred for Food; fish-farmer a person engaged in fish-farming; fish-farming the breeding of fish for Food; fish finger an oblong piece of flaked or minced fish coated in batter or breadcrumbs; fish-fork a small four-tined fork for eating fish; a large broad four-tined fork for serving fish; fish-fry (a) US a picnic where fish is fried and eaten; (b) = FRY noun1 3; fishgarth (now arch. & dial.) an enclosure on a river or the seashore for keeping or catching fish; fish-glue isinglass; fish-hawk the osprey; fish-hook (a) a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed, used for catching fish; (b) Nautical a hook forming part of the tackle used to raise an anchor; fish-kettle: see KETTLE 1; fish-knife a small broad blunt-edge knife for eating fish; a similar large knife for serving fish; fish ladder a series of pools built like steps to enable fish to ascend a fall or dam; fish louse any of numerous small crustaceans of the class Branchiura, esp. of the genus Argulus, temporary parasites of fish; fishmeal ground dried fish used as fertilizer etc.; fishmonger a dealer in fish; fishnet adjective & noun (a) adjective (of a garment or fabric, esp. of tights or stockings) open-meshed; (b) noun in pl., fishnet tights or stockings; fish-plate noun1 the perforated draining plate of a fish-kettle; fish poison (a) a substance toxic to fish; (b) any of certain plants, extracts of which have an intoxicating effect on fish; esp. Jamaican dogwood, Piscidia piscipula, and (US) buckeye; fish-pond a pond in which live fish are kept; joc. the sea, the ocean; fish-pool a pool in which live fish are kept; fishpot a wicker trap for eels, lobsters, etc.; fish sauce a sauce made to be eaten with fish; fish-slice (a) a carving-knife for fish; (b) a cook's implement for turning or taking out fish or Other (fried) Food; fish-sound the swimming bladder of a fish; fish supper a dish of fried fish and chips to be eaten for supper; fish-tank a tank in which live (esp. ornamental) fish are kept; fishwife a woman who sells fish; a foul-mouthed abusive woman; fishworm US an earthworm; a worm used as bait for fish.
fishful adjective containing many fish M16.
fishless adjective devoid of fish L16.
fishlike adjective resembling (that of) a fish E17.
fishling noun (rare) a young or small fish M19.

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