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De - Pt| English Dictionary: plaise | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for plaise | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus}; called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also {plaise}.] {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Plaise \Plaise\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Plaice}. [Obs.] | |
