plaice

American  

[plays] / pleɪs /

noun

• plaice
  plural

1. a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.

2. any of various American flatfishes or flounders.

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plaice British  

/ pleɪs /

noun

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

2. any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• plaice
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of plaice

1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish < Greek platýs flat ¹, broad

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

plaice

The three-course set bar menu features grilled baby plaice and white onion risotto and costs 21 pounds, compared with more than 50 pounds for the lowest-price three courses offered “a la carte” in the restaurant.

From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2020

The research combined long-term data on popular North Sea fish, including haddock, hake, lemon sole, plaice and dab, with climate model projections from the Met Office for the next 50 years.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2015

In Hastings on the south coast, a fleet of 29 small fishing boats still operates from the beach known as the Stade, mainly catching cod, plaice and sole.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2012

“I feel very much a European,” she replies, as two plates of neatly arranged Cornish plaice fillets arrive.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2011

Over a hundred million soles are sold yearly in London alone, besides fifty million plaice and whiting, and ten million eels.

From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton

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