maigre

3 definitions found

maigre - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maigre \Mai"gre\, a. [F. See Meager.]
     Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. --Walpole.
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     Maigre food (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast
        days.
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  Meagre \Mea"gre\, n. [F. maigre.] (Zool.)
     A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila
     ), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a
     food fish. [Written also maigre.]
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maigre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maigre
      n 1: large European marine food fish [syn: maigre, maiger,
           Sciaena aquila]