moidore

American  

[moi-dawr, -dohr] / ˈmɔɪ dɔr, -doʊr /

noun

1. a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.

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moidore British  

/ ˈmɔɪdɔː /

noun

1. a former Portuguese gold coin

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Etymology

Origin of moidore

1695–1705; < Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold < Latin monēta dē aurō. See money, de, or ³

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Example Sentences

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moidore

Whoever carries to England, twenty-seven English shillings, and brings back one moidore, of full weight, is a gainer of ninepence Irish; in a guinea, the advantage is threepence, and twopence in a pistole.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Jonathan Swift

The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.

From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by J. Franklin (John Franklin) Jameson

I'll give thee a gold moidore, instead, my maid.

From Audrey by Mary Johnston

Here's gold moidore from Virginia—here—no, not that—that's keepsakes the girls gave me.

From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray

Then, when all joys were exhausted, that is, when the last moidore had slipped through their fingers, the pirates went back to their ships, rubbed their eyes, and looked about for more work.

From The Corsair King by Mary J. Safford

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