DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains,
etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as
purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.
(a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abunda...
