disme

[ dahym ]

noun

1. a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disme¹

Earlier or archaized spelling of dime

Example Sentences

He was an engineer and a soldier, and his La Disme was the first separate treatise on the decimal fraction.

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