Plāice, n.

noun

n. [Lat. platessa, Ger. platteisze, D. pladijs, platdijs, Fr. platuse, plateuse, plie, Sp. platija, platecha, Bisc. platutcha, Dan. platfisk, Ger. plattfisch.] (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Platessa (Pleuronectes of Linnaeus), allied to the flounder, and growing to the size of eight or ten pounds or more. It swims on its side, and has both its eyes on one side. [Written also plaise.]

An engraved illustration of a plaice, shown from the side. — Plaice (*Platessa communis*).