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dilisk

dilisk is the alternative form of dulse.

Meaning of dulse

Noun

dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)

  1. (usually) 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.’1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 151

Questions about dilisk

What is dilisk the alternative form of?
Dilisk is the alternative form of dulse.

Words near dilisk in the dictionary

  1. diligentness
  2. Dilijan
  3. dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine
  4. dilipopeptide
  5. dilipopeptides
  6. dilisk
  7. dilithio-
  8. dilithium
  9. Dilkon
  10. Dilkoon
  11. dill

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