allice

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant of alose.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈa.lɪs/

Noun

allice (plural allices)

  1. A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). [from 17th c.]
    • 1843, William Hughes, Fish, how to choose and how to dress, page 105:
      Both species of this fish resemble an overgrown herring: of these the allice is the largest, being often met with of as much as two feet in length […]

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Verb

allice

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of alliciō
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