gilthead
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gilthead (plural giltheads)
- A marine fish, Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream), with a golden-coloured head; the giltpoll.
- Symphodus melops, a coastal fish; the golden maid, conner, or sea partridge.
References edit
- “gilthead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.