plaice

[ pleys ]

/ pleɪs /

noun, plural plaice.

a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.

any of various American flatfishes or flounders.

Origin of plaice

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais<Old French <Late Latin platessa flatfish <Greek platýsflat¹, broad

Words nearby plaice

plague, plagues of Egypt, plaguesome, plague vaccine, plaguy, plaice, plaid, Plaid Cymru, plaided, plain, plain as day

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Example sentences from the Web for plaice

The shape and colour of the Plaice tell their own story of a life on the sandy, pebbly bed of the sea.
Within the Deep|R. Cadwallader Smith
Prepare like the fillets of plaice, with the exception that the sole should be skinned before it is filleted.
The Skilful Cook|Mary Harrison
The flounders, plaice, and halibut form an important section of the Pleuronectid.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
The English boast of their fish; but, excusing the kipper, they have but three of note—the turbot, the plaice and the sole.
Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb

The sailors had caught some plaice which were for the guests in the cabin.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680|Jasper Danckaerts

British Dictionary definitions for plaice

plaice

/ (pleɪs) /

noun plural plaice or plaices

a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae

US and Canadian any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides

Word Origin for plaice

C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat

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单词	plaice
释义	plaice [ pleys ] / pleɪs / noun, plural plaice. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food. any of various American flatfishes or flounders. Origin of plaice 1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais<Old French <Late Latin platessa flatfish <Greek platýsflat¹, broad Words nearby plaice plague, plagues of Egypt, plaguesome, plague vaccine, plaguy, plaice, plaid, Plaid Cymru, plaided, plain, plain as day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plaice The shape and colour of the Plaice tell their own story of a life on the sandy, pebbly bed of the sea. Within the Deep\|R. Cadwallader Smith Prepare like the fillets of plaice, with the exception that the sole should be skinned before it is filleted. The Skilful Cook\|Mary Harrison The flounders, plaice, and halibut form an important section of the Pleuronectid. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier The English boast of their fish; but, excusing the kipper, they have but three of note—the turbot, the plaice and the sole. Europe Revised\|Irvin S. Cobb The sailors had caught some plaice which were for the guests in the cabin. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680\|Jasper Danckaerts British Dictionary definitions for plaice plaice / (pleɪs) / noun plural plaice or plaices a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae US and Canadian any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides Word Origin for plaice C13: from Old French plaïz, from Late Latin platessa flatfish, from Greek platus flat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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