moidore
a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.
Origin of moidore
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How to use moidore in a sentence
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
Here's gold moidore from Virginia—here—no, not that—that's keepsakes the girls gave me.
The Virginians | William Makepeace ThackerayOn one occasion General Stone, the authority for the previous anecdote, crossed the ferry and offered a moidore in payment.
George Washington, Vol. II | Henry Cabot LodgeNow let us go and sell the mantle, the gold alone is well worth a moidore.
The Bible in Spain | George BorrowThe moidore and the johannes were Portuguese coins, the pistole Spanish.
British Dictionary definitions for moidore
/ (ˈmɔɪdɔː) /
a former Portuguese gold coin
Origin of moidore
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