dace

[ deys ]

/ deɪs /

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.

Nearby words

dabchick, dabster, daca, dacarbazine, dacca, dace, dacha, dachau, dachshund, daché, dacia

Origin of dace

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

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Examples from the Web for dace

He is a very rapacious bird, and it is asserted that, on an average, he will destroy daily half a hundred small roach and dace.
The Bird|Jules Michelet
Sir Dace put his coffee-cup on the mantelpiece, and took the note from Coralie.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Sir Dace sat in the corner, his elbow resting on the desk and his hand partly covering his face.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Some of your gang played a low-down trick on Matt, Dace Perry, or he wouldn't have got in your way.
Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel|Stanley R. Matthews

Dace and chub are pretty and harmless, but require more changes of water than is usually convenient, or they will soon die.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

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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