• (n.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad. • (v. t.) To praise.
A'lose noun [ French, from Latin alosa or alausa .] (Zoology) The European shad ( Clupea alosa ); -- called also allice shad or allis shad . The name is sometimes applied to the American shad ( Clupea sapidissima ). See Shad . A·lose' transitive verb [ Middle English aloser .] To praise. [ Obsolete]
shad, a spring river fish plentiful in the Loire and Gironde rivers.
shad or other fish in light hollandaise garnished with sorrelshad