lemon sole

[ lem-uhn sohl ]

/ ˈlɛm ən ˈsoʊl /

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noun

any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific Ocean (English sole ) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic Ocean (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

How to use lemon sole in a sentence

Jourdan Dunn is the first sole black woman to feature on a British ‘Vogue’ cover in 12 years.
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We brought in Don Lemon, the year that he wrote his book, and I told that story to the audience that was there.
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It stands for the proposition that the biological basis of procreation should also be the sole organizing principle of society.
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No wonder criminal-justice reform is no longer the sole concern of balladeers and bleeding hearts.
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Well, so much for Obama being the sole culprit for why we think America is on the wrong track.
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"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
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It is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.
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Some one had gathered orange and lemon branches, and with these fashioned graceful festoons between.
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It was well that Monsieur de Biancourt was wiser than many of his crew, whose sole cry was to kill them all.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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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