plaice

American  

[pleys] / pleɪs /

noun

plural

plaice

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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Etymology

Origin of plaice

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

Example Sentences

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

Fish and chips is a classic British dish but rather than cod, plaice, or haddock, global warming means we could be eating John Dory, red mullet, and sardines.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2015

But thanks to compromises made to get the reform accepted, a full ban on discards of cod, haddock, plaice and sole will not be in place until 2018.

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

For, as I said, I felt sooner or laiter there'd trouble come of 'is 'auntink the plaice.

From The Tigress by Warner, Anne