salamander
suomi-englanti sanakirjasalamander englannista suomeksi
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salamanteri
Substantiivi
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salamander englanniksi
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order (taxfmt), superficially resembling a lizard.
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(quote-journal)
A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
(quote-text)
A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
1977, Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, ''Australian Colonial Cookery'' (discussing 19th century cookery), Rigby, 1977, (ISBN), page 41
- The salamander, a fairly long metal utensil with a flat rounded head, was left in the fire until red hot and then used to brown the top of a dish without further cooking.
A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.
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(quote-book). This may comprise sets of burners firing below refractory or metal frets, or surface combustion plaques.
A (vern) ((taxlink) etc.)(R:Webster 191)
A large poker.(R:Webster 191)
(quote-book)|by=Samuel Sorbière|passage=Multitudes had little Tin Kettles in their Houses, with Small-coal kindled, to light their Pipes withal; though in some places they use Candles, in others Salamanders
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(quote-book)
A portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.
(quote-book)|title=The Devil in the White City|page=192|publisher=Vintage Books|text=The necessary fires alone -- the salamanders and tinner's pots -- had caused dozens of small blazes.
A fire-eater (gloss).1873, John Camden Hotten, ''The Slang Dictionary''
To use a salamander (cooking utensil) in a cooking process.
19th century (quoted 1977), recipe in Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, ''Australian Colonial Cookery'', Rigby, (ISBN), page 41:
- When cold, sprinkle the custard thickly with sugar and salamander it.
(l), amphibian of the order (taxfmt)
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a (l) (amphibian of the order Caudata)
a (l)
salamander, amphibian of the order (taxfmt)