plaice
Americannoun
plural
plaice-
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
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any of various American flatfishes or flounders.
noun
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a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, having an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots and valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
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any of various other fishes of the family Pleuronectidae, esp Hippoglossoides platessoides
Etymology
Origin of plaice
1250–1300; Middle English, variant of plais < Old French < Late Latin platessa flatfish < Greek platýs flat 1, broad
Example Sentences
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The area is a fishing ground for cod, plaice, herring and sole.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023
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
I plate up orange-mottled Cornish plaice with peas I pod myself, salsa verde and crushed potatoes.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2017
“I feel very much a European,” she replies, as two plates of neatly arranged Cornish plaice fillets arrive.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2011
And Dionysius, in his Cookery Book, also speaks of the hyæna or plaice.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
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