A name of the well-known flat-fish, brill, pearl, or mouse-dab; the Pleuronectes rhombus.
·noun A fluke of an <<Anchor>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
, or fluck. The flounder; but the name, which is of very old standing, is also applied to various ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A headdress for men and boys; a cap. II. Bonnet ·noun The second stomach of a ruminating anim...
(Heb. peer), Ex. 39:28 (R.V., "head-tires"); Ezek. 44:18 (R.V., "tires"), denotes properly a turban ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
An additional part laced to the foot of the jibs, or other fore-and-aft sails, in small vessels in m...
The smear-dab, or rock-flounder. ...
A name of the saury-pike, Scomberesox saurus. ...
A name among our northern fishermen for the Pleuronectes maximus, or turbot. ...
·noun ·Alt. of Blue-bonnet. ...
·noun A plant. ·same·as <<Bluebottle>>. II. Blue-bonnet ·noun The European blue titmouse (Parus coe...
·add. ·- The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patr...
·add. ·- A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men, with straight sides and a hollow top sloping to the ...
A long, straight bonnet, much worn by Quakers and Methodists. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.