Plague

plag, n. Any afflictive evil or calamity; which troubles or vexes. (Med.) An acute, malignant, febrile disease, that often prevails in the East, and has at times raged in cities of Europe. Any tilence.— v. t. [plagued (plagd), plaguing.] vex,tease, trouble; to afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil; to torment, afflict, annoy, tantalize, perplexL Plaice, plas, n. A very broad flat-fish, spotted, larger than the flounder.