louis d'or
Americannoun
plural
louis d'ornoun
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a former French gold coin worth 20 francs
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an old French coin minted in the reign of Louis XIII
Etymology
Origin of louis d'or
First recorded in 1680–90; from French: literally, “Louis of gold”; named after Louis XIII
Example Sentences
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While Arnoux was searching his pockets for money, Frederick stretched out towards the cap his closed hand, and then, opening it in a shamefaced manner, he deposited in it a louis d'or.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
When the game was done he had won 1000 louis d'or.
From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm
The daric is equal to about a guinea or a louis d'or of our time, as the Chevalier de Jaucourt very well observes, and not ten francs, as Rollin says.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
In 1689 both silver and gold were again raised, the louis d'or to 11 livres 12 sols. and the louis d'argent to 3 livres 2 sols., but almost immediately a general recoinage was resolved upon.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
The amount of the stakes at roulette is limited to two hundred louis d'or on a color, and six on a single number; the lowest stake allowed is a florin.
From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 by Various
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