PLAICES
Noun
plaices
plural of plaice
Anagrams
• epicals, piacles, special
Source: Wiktionary
PLAICE
Plaice, n. Etym: [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa flatish,
plaice. See Place.] (Zoöl.)
(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.] Plaice mouth,
a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry mouth. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition