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lemon sole

[ lem-uhn sohl ]
/ ˈlɛm ən ˈsoʊl /

noun

any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole ) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder, or blackback flounder ).

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Origin of lemon sole

First recorded in 1875–80; probably alteration, by folk etymology, of French limande “dab” (the fish), Old French limande, lime, of uncertain origin

Words nearby lemon sole

lemon kali, lemon law, lemon mint, lemon oil, lemon shark, lemon sole, lemon squash, lemon squeezer, lemon stick, lemon verbena, lemonwood
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Example sentences from the Web for lemon sole

  • As for Ansell, the first thing he said was, "Why didn't you counter-order the lemon-sole?"

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British Dictionary definitions for lemon sole

lemon sole

noun

a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
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