plaise

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See also: -pláise

English

Etymology 1

Noun

plaise (plural plaises)

  1. Obsolete form of plaice (the fish)[1]
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Etymology 2

Verb

plaise (third-person singular simple present plaises, present participle plaising, simple past and past participle plaised)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of please
    • 1844 January–December, W M Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1856, →OCLC:
      ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing.

Anagrams

References

  1. ^ “plaise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

plaise

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire

Anagrams

Old French

Verb

plaise

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire
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