plaise

See also: -pláise

English

Noun

plaise (plural plaises)

Obsolete form of plaice (the fish)[1]
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Verb

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

(dialectal) Alternative form of please
- 1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] 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

epsila, espial, lipase

References

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

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

plaise

first/third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire

Anagrams

épilas, pelais, plaies

Old French

Verb

plaise

third-person singular present subjunctive of plaire

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