plaice
1
8.6
- noun
- /pleɪs/
- Most Oosterenders were North Sea fishermen, catching flatfish (sole and plaice), and in the harsh winter season, they often fished shrimp in the Wadden Sea.
- sole and plaice
Examples
-
Later in 1988, a Hamburg-based fisheries retailer responded to the ecologically conscious climate in the FRG when it announced that it would no longer market any fish (except plaice) originating from the North Sea.
Academic text (1990) -
Its address is Portland Place, and there is a fish and chip shop below which we would dearly like the owners to call "Portland Plaice."
Blog text (4) -
These tags were returned to Cefas by fishermen when they caught a tagged plaice.
Blog text (26) -
German consumers purchase frozen cod, plaice, pollock, mackerel, and redfish.
Academic text (1990) -
These improvements should have a major positive impact on fishery resources, including an increase in the number and diversity of commercially valuable fish species, such as whitefish, cod, and plaice.
Academic text (1993) -
For dinner, we had grilled plaice served with a lemon butter sauce.
-
At the seafood market, I bought fresh plaice along with some shrimp and scallops.
-
The chef recommended using plaice for the recipe because of its delicate flavor.
Synonyms
516
1.0
Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
A large flat sea fish with orange spots found in European waters and eaten as food
A flat fish found in European seas that people eat
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word plaice comes from an old root plat- meaning 'flat'. So think of a 'plate': a plaice is a flat fish that lies on the sea floor, and the name helps you remember its flat shape and that it is eaten as food.