Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The golden variety of the ide. It has been introduced both into the United States and into England. Also called
aland .
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- noun A fish, the
ide .
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Examples
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Common ones are goldfish, golden orfe, and fantail fish.
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He has saved seven fish, including koi and golden orfe.
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He has saved seven fish, including koi and golden orfe.
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In an aquarium, some of the commonly sold coldwater fish, such as Koi, sterlets, Golden orfe and Tench, aren't really suitable because of the large size they reach, so choices are restricted to those species which remain small and don't nip the fins of goldfish.
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In an aquarium, some of the commonly sold coldwater fish, such as Koi, sterlets, Golden orfe and Tench, aren't really suitable because of the large size they reach, so choices are restricted to those species which remain small and don't nip the fins of goldfish.
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As foon as the noble groom and my mafler were a - lone; 'Now, Jack, what ihink you of my little Ihin - orfe?
Chrysal: Or, the Adventures of a Guinea. Wherein are Exhibited Views of ... 1794
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A Tvintier of orfe fifty this year, carrying 31b. of two,
Racing Calendar 1791
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The largest and best opening of all is the Thomas orfe bank on the Thomas tract, on tlie Ore Knob, a small spur of the north side of Pond Mountain, about a mile and a quarter east of the northwestern corner of the tract and of the region.
yarb commented on the word orfe
...A pool on the platform,
where orfe swim...
- Peter Reading, Four Poems, from Tom O' Bedlam's Beauties, 1981
June 28, 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word orfe
"After a good lunch, a morning – in bed – dictating memos, he liked to sit by the pond 'in a simple garden chair' feeding 'fat golden orfe'."
London Orbital by Iain Sinclair, p 392 of the Penguin paperback edition
February 9, 2012