Maigre

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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