'Plaise' definitions:

Definition of 'Plaise'

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  • Plaise \Plaise\, n. (Zool.) See Plaice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'plaise'

From: GCIDE
  • Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish, plaice. See Place.] (Zool.) (a) A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more. (b) A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and {summer flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species. [Written also plaise.] [1913 Webster]
  • Plaice mouth, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]