any of various former minor coins issued by German states.
a former copper coin of Austria, one 100th of a florin.
First recorded in 1540–50; from German Kreuzer, equivalent to Kreuz “cross” (originally the device on the coin; see cross) + -er noun suffix ( see -er 1)
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Indeed, on one occasion, when he received a larger sum than usual, he drove up in a carriage with two comrades, and the three were not content until the last kreutzer had been spent.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
I myself paid only a few kreutzer, and simply desired—and was alone in desiring—"Perfection."
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
From this decision the Emperor stood apart, with Bavaria and Salzburg, in putting the Reichs thaler at 96 kreutzer.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
"Half a guilder, my good woman," Diogenes said in response, "'Tis a fortune to such as I. I have not a kreutzer left in my wallet, 'pon my honour!"
From The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Of the origin of the kreutzer less is known, as few, if any, records of it occur before its minting in the Tyrol in 1490.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
“Corsage” is the sort of film that seems to float in front of you, rather than actually going somewhere, but Kreutzer finds some exquisite moments.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Kreutzer and Krieps lend “Corsage” an air of carefully constructed artifice.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
The director, Marie Kreutzer, kept the cameras rolling as she sometimes does and suddenly Krieps was crying.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
Kreutzer retains a critical distance from Elisabeth; she’s sympathetic and skeptical of the character, and shrewdly doesn’t try to fashion her into a martyr or feminist role model.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
Indeed, one of the books found in the bus with his remains was a collection of stories that included Tolstoy’s "The Kreutzer Sonata,” in which the nobleman-turned-ascetic denounces "the demands of the flesh.”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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