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piaster
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Piaster
(gcide) | Piaster \Pi*as"ter\, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of
metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See
Plaster.]
A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See
Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso
duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The
Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents.
The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four
and a half cents.
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piaster
(wn) | piaster
n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan
and Syria [syn: piaster, piastre]
2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey [syn: kurus, piaster,
piastre] |
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Merops apiaster
(gcide) | Bee-eater \Bee"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds especially on
bees. The European species (Merops apiaster) is
remarkable for its brilliant colors.
(b) An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
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Piaster
(gcide) | Piaster \Pi*as"ter\, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of
metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See
Plaster.]
A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See
Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso
duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The
Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents.
The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four
and a half cents.
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