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Definition of Giltheads
1. gilthead [n] - See also: gilthead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giltheads
Literary usage of Giltheads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Francis Bacon by John Thomas Scharf, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Francis Bacon, James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, Douglas Denon Heath, William Rawley (1879)
"They are about the size of flounders or the larger giltheads, and very much
resemble these in their delicious flavor. A hundred of them rise into the air at ..."
2. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503: The Voyages of the Northmen by Julius E. Olson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"... is translated "giltheads," but the name is taken over into English as "pompano."
It must be remembered that in many cases the names of European species ..."
3. The Colloquies of Erasmus by Desiderius Erasmus, Edwin Johnson (1878)
"Therefore don't think that any Lucullus sups more pleasantly upon his Partridges,
Pheasants, Turtle-Doves, Hares, giltheads, Sturgeons, or Lampreys, ..."
4. History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day ...: From by John Thomas Scharf (1879)
"Especially Flying fish, which sometimes swim in the sea, and sometimes fly up in
the air. They are about the size of flounders or the larger giltheads, ..."
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