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A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

To furnish or surround with a collar. [R.]

Hollo.

A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands.

A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.

A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman.

Relating to Holland; Dutch.

Gin made in Holland.

Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.

Not controllable; uncontrollable. -- In`con*trol"la*bly, adv. South.

One of the followers of Wyclif in England. [Called also Loller.] By Lollards all know the Wyclifities are meant, so called from Walter Lollardus, one of their teachers in Germany. Fuller.

The doctrines or principles of the Lollards.

Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa (Epinephelus guaza), the red grouper (E. morio), the black grouper (E. nigritas), distinguished as Me"ro de lo al"to, and a species called also rock hind, distinguished as Me"ro ca*brol"la.

One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also moolah.]

See Mollah.

A kind of glue obtained from bones. Ure.

A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.

A marine gadoid food fish of Europe (Pollachius virens). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait, leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack.

A head or poll tax; hence, extortion. [Obs.] Foxe.

A lake whitefish (Coregonus pollan), native of Ireland. In appearance it resembles a herring.