pomfret
any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
any of several East Indian stromateid fishes, especially Stromateoides argenteus, valued as food.
Origin of pomfret
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How to use pomfret in a sentence
Therein of course lies the cleverness of the book; it is full of atmosphere, and the atmosphere is full of dust, pomfret dust.
At pomfret and West Point he owed to his drawing whatever distinction he had attained.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellI'll speak to pomfret about having a room ready in the East Wing for him.
Lyre and Lancet | F. AnsteyMontagu lay motionless at pomfret as the little army marched by him to the south.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) | John Richard GreenI sent 'pomfret'—and Shelley is returned, and the letters, in the same parcel—but my letter goes by the post as you see.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 | Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
British Dictionary definitions for pomfret (1 of 2)
pomfret-cake
/ (ˈpʌmfrɪt, ˈpɒm-) /
a small black rounded confection of liquorice: Also called: Pontefract cake
Origin of pomfret
1British Dictionary definitions for pomfret (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɒmfrɪt) /
any of various fishes of the genus Stromateidae of the Indian and Pacific oceans: valued as food fishes
any of various scombroid fishes, esp Brama raii, of northern oceans: valued as food fishes
Origin of pomfret
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