5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mademoiselle  \Ma`de*moi`selle"\,  n.;  pl  {Mesdemoiselles}.  [F., 
  fr  ma  my  f.  of  mon  +  demoiselle  young  lady.  See  {Damsel}.] 
  1.  A  French  title  of  courtesy  given  to  a  girl  or  an  unmarried 
  lady,  equivalent  to  the  English  Miss.  --Goldsmith. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  marine  food  fish  ({Sci[ae]na  chrysura}),  of 
  the  Southern  United  States;  --  called  also  {yellowtail}, 
  and  {silver  perch}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yellowtail  \Yel"low*tail`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  Any  one  of  several  species  of  marine  carangoid  fishes  of 
  the  genus  {Seriola};  especially,  the  large  California 
  species  ({S.  dorsalis})  which  sometimes  weighs  thirty  or 
  forty  pounds,  and  is  highly  esteemed  as  a  food  fish;  -- 
  called  also  {cavasina},  and  {white  salmon}. 
  b  The  mademoiselle,  or  silver  perch. 
  c  The  menhaden. 
  d  The  runner,  12. 
  e  A  California  rockfish  ({Sebastodes  flavidus}). 
  f  The  sailor's  choice  ({Diplodus  rhomboides}). 
 
  Note:  Several  other  fishes  are  also  locally  called 
  yellowtail. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  9.  One  of  the  pieces  on  which  a  sled  or  sleigh  slides;  also 
  the  part  or  blade  of  a  skate  which  slides  on  the  ice. 
 
  10.  (Founding) 
  a  A  horizontal  channel  in  a  mold,  through  which  the 
  metal  flows  to  the  cavity  formed  by  the  pattern; 
  also  the  waste  metal  left  in  such  a  channel. 
  b  A  trough  or  channel  for  leading  molten  metal  from  a 
  furnace  to  a  ladle,  mold,  or  pig  bed. 
 
  11.  The  movable  piece  to  which  the  ribs  of  an  umbrella  are 
  attached. 
 
  12.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  food  fish  ({Elagatis  pinnulatus})  of  Florida 
  and  the  West  Indies;  --  called  also  {skipjack}, 
  {shoemaker},  and  {yellowtail}.  The  name  alludes  to  its 
  rapid  successive  leaps  from  the  water. 
 
  13.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  cursorial  bird. 
 
  14.  (Mech.) 
  a  A  movable  slab  or  rubber  used  in  grinding  or 
  polishing  a  surface  of  stone. 
  b  A  tool  on  which  lenses  are  fastened  in  a  group  for 
  polishing  or  grinding. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sailor  \Sail"or\,  n. 
  One  who  follows  the  business  of  navigating  ships  or  other 
  vessels;  one  who  understands  the  practical  management  of 
  ships;  one  of  the  crew  of  a  vessel;  a  mariner;  a  common 
  seaman. 
 
  Syn:  Mariner;  seaman;  seafarer. 
 
  {Sailor's  choice}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  An  excellent  marine  food  fish  ({Diplodus,  or  Lagodon, 
  rhomboides})  of  the  Southern  United  States;  --  called 
  also  {porgy},  {squirrel  fish},  {yellowtail},  and 
  {salt-water  bream}. 
  b  A  species  of  grunt  ({Orthopristis,  or  Pomadasys 
  chrysopterus}),  an  excellent  food  fish  common  on  the 
  southern  coasts  of  the  United  States;  --  called  also 
  {hogfish},  and  {pigfish}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  yellowtail 
  n  1:  superior  food  fish  of  the  tropical  Atlantic  and  Caribbean 
  with  broad  yellow  stripe  along  the  sides  and  on  the  tail 
  [syn:  {yellowtail  snapper},  {Ocyurus  chrysurus}] 
  2:  game  fish  of  S  California  and  Mexico  having  a  yellow  tail 
  fin  [syn:  {Seriola  dorsalis}] 

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