sterling
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noun- 1.
(countable)(countable, obsolete except historical) An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
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(broadly, countable)A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
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(broadly, uncountable)The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
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(abbreviation, alt of, broadly, uncountable)Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
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(broadly, historical, uncountable)Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
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(broadly, countable, obsolete)Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)
Đồng nghĩa: pennyweight
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(broadly, obsolete, uncountable)Money generally.
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(broadly, obsolete, uncountable)The standard degree of fineness.
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(alt of, obsolete)Obsolete form of starling (“a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds; specifically, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage”).
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(alt of, obsolete)(construction) Obsolete form of starling (“an enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge”).
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adjective- 1.
(not comparable, usually)Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
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(not comparable, usually)Of silver: being of standard quality.
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(not comparable, usually)Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
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(archaic, not comparable, usually)Of English (or (obsolete) Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.
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(comparable, figuratively, not comparable, usually)Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
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(comparable, figuratively, not comparable, obsolete, usually)Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).
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ine-proine dlongʰos From Middle English sterling, possibly from Old English *steorling, from steorra (star) and -ling, in reference to the stars that appeared on certain English pennies. Alternatively, the first element may be *stēre, meaning “strong” or “stout” (compare the etymology of solidus).