plaise
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See also: -pláise
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
plaise (plural plaises)
- Obsolete form of plaice (the fish)[1]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bingley to this entry?)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “plaise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (CAN) (file)
Verb[edit]
plaise
Anagrams[edit]
Old French[edit]
Verb[edit]
plaise