dace

[ deys ]

/ deɪs /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) dace, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dac·es.

a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.

any of several similar or related fishes of the U.S.

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Origin of dace

1400–50; late Middle English darce, darse<Old French dars<Late Latin darsus

Words nearby dace

dabster, DACA, da capo, dacarbazine, Dacca, dace, dacha, Dachau, Daché, dachshund, Dacia

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How to use dace in a sentence

Some of us thought they were making up to one another before Sir Dace died—when Ben was attending him.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
He appeared to be cleaving a bunch of reeds to pounce on a dace, just as he had done once too often on that memorable day.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
The Chub always liking their fly tied large, the Dace and Roach preferring theirs small.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
Lasche—a small fish corresponding to our dace, and abundant in the Lake of Trasimene.
The Story of Perugia|Margaret Symonds

Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace.
More English Fairy Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dace

dace

/ (deɪs) /

noun plural dace or daces

a European freshwater cyprinid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, with a slender bluish-green body

any of various similar fishes

Word Origin for dace

C15: from Old French dars dart, probably referring to its swiftness

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