lemon sole
noun
any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific (English sole) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic (winter flounder or blackback flounder).
Origin of lemon sole
1875–80; probably alteration, by folk etymology, of French
limande dab (fish), Old French
limande, lime, of uncertain origin
Words nearby lemon sole
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lemon verbena,
lemon vine
Example sentences from the Web for lemon sole
As for Ansell, the first thing he said was, "Why didn't you counter-order the lemon-sole?"
The Longest Journey |E. M. Forster
British Dictionary definitions for lemon sole
lemon sole
noun
a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae