Definitions for Dace

Dace dace

Spelling: [deys]
IPA: /deɪs/

Dace is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 36 anagrams from letters in Dace (acde).

Definitions for Dace

noun

  1. a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
  2. any of several similar or related fishes of the U.S.

Origin of Dace

1400-50; late Middle English darce, darse Old French dars Late Latin darsus

Examples for Dace

Minnows I had caught in the Thames and elsewhere, also gudgeons, and occasionally a dace.

The dace is another fish which gives sport to the fly-fisherman.

On the third day, Sir dace told her that she must be in her place at the dinner-table.

I should be the most ungrateful of anglers if I did not acknowledge my indebtedness to the dace.

There had been a little trouble about it with Sir dace; and alas!

So long as the dace were rising all the pike in the river could not tempt me to accompany them.

And the dace is deserving of respect because it will honestly take the fly.

No; I have caught three trout with the fly, and I don't count the dace.

Coralie was in the little drawing-room with Sir dace, but not Verena.

Sir dace neither sent a messenger nor wrote for any letters there might be.

Word Value for Dace
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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