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Testoon — Tes*toon , n. [It. testone. See {Tester} a coin.] An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents. Homans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testoon — tes·toon … English syllables
testoon — noun see teston … Useful english dictionary
Shilling (British coin) — In the United Kingdom, a shilling was a coin used from the reign of Henry VII until decimalisation in 1971. Before decimalisation there were twenty shillings to the pound and twelve pence to the shilling, and thus 240 pence to the pound. At… … Wikipedia
Testone — [italienisch, eigentlich »Kopfstück«, zu testa »Kopf«] der, /...ni, italienische Silbermünze der Renaissance, die erstmals 1474 unter Herzog Galeazzo Maria Sforza (* 1444, ✝ 1476) in Mailand ausgegeben wurde. Wie die Lira Tron (Lira) von 1472… … Universal-Lexikon
Tester — Tes ter, n. [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. teste the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See {Tester} a covering, and cf. {Testone}, {Testoon}.] An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teston — Tester Tes ter, n. [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. teste the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See {Tester} a covering, and cf. {Testone}, {Testoon}.] An old French silver coin, originally of the value of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Testone — Tes*tone , n. [Cf. Pg. test[ a]o, tost[ a]o. See {Testoon}.] A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents. Homans. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tizzy — Tester Tes ter, n. [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr. OF. teste the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin. See {Tester} a covering, and cf. {Testone}, {Testoon}.] An old French silver coin, originally of the value of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teston — or testoon noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian testone, augmentative of testa head, from Late Latin, skull more at tester Date: 1536 any of several old European coins: as a. a shilling of Henry VIII of England decreasing in value to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
