BLEAK (2)

Bleak, n. [[From Bleak, a., cf. Blay.]] (Zoöl.) A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidæ; the blay. [Written also blick.] ☞ The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. Baird.