Dulse

Dulse
Dulse Dulse (d[u^]ls), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. {Whisky}.] (Bot.) A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is {Sarcophyllis edulis}; the common is {Rhodymenia}. [Written also {dillisk.}] [1913 Webster]

The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. --Percival. [1913 Webster]


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  • Dulse — Dulse, eßbare Meeralgen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • dulse — [duls] n. [Ir & Gael duileasg] any of several edible red algae (esp. Rhodymenia palmata) with large, wedge shaped fronds …   English World dictionary

  • Dulse — Palmaria palmata Demande de traduction Dulse → …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dulse — /duls/, n. a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata. [1540 50; Scots dial. < ScotGael duileasg (by syncope, as in SCOTS, etc.)] * * * ▪ biology       (Rhodymenia palmata), red seaweed found along both coasts of the North Atlantic. When… …   Universalium

  • dulse — noun Etymology: modification of Scottish Gaelic duileasg; akin to Welsh delysg dulse Date: circa 1698 any of several coarse red seaweeds (especially Palmaria palmata) found especially in northern latitudes and used as a food condiment …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dulse — noun /dʌls/ A seaweed of a reddish brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’ …   Wiktionary

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  • dulse — n. type of coarse edible red seaweed …   English contemporary dictionary

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