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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dulse \Dulse\ (d[u^]ls), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg duille leaf + uisge water. Cf {Whisky}.] (Bot.) A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is {Sarcophyllis edulis}; the common is {Rhodymenia}. [Written also {dillisk.}] The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. --Percival. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dulse n : coarse edible red seaweed [syn: {Rhodymenia palmata}]
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