merry solen.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɪ ˌsəʊl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛri ˌsoʊl/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1.

Etymology: Variant of Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1, after merry adj. (see the folk etymology reported in quot. 1880-4).

British regional.

Either of two European flatfishes, the megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, and the lemon sole, Microstomus kitt. Cf. Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1.

ΚΠ

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 37/1 Merrysole, a French sole.

1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 22 Arnoglossus megastoma... Names.—Whiff, merry sole a term applied due to its active movements when in the water.

1904 Outing July 508/1 Of all fishes the flounders are most endowed in richness of popular nomenclature. We find such names as..‘merry sole’ in use by the salt-water fishermen of the British islands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merry sole
释义	merry solen. Brit. /ˈmɛrɪ ˌsəʊl/, U.S. /ˈmɛri ˌsoʊl/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1. Etymology: Variant of Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1, after merry adj. (see the folk etymology reported in quot. 1880-4). British regional. Either of two European flatfishes, the megrim, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, and the lemon sole, Microstomus kitt. Cf. Mary sole n. at Mary n.¹ Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 37/1 Merrysole, a French sole. 1880–4 F. Day Fishes Great Brit. & Ireland II. 22 Arnoglossus megastoma... Names.—Whiff, merry sole a term applied due to its active movements when in the water. 1904 Outing July 508/1 Of all fishes the flounders are most endowed in richness of popular nomenclature. We find such names as..‘merry sole’ in use by the salt-water fishermen of the British islands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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