moidore
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of moidore
1695–1705; < Portuguese moeda de ouro coin of gold < Latin monēta dē aurō. See money, de, or 3
Example Sentences
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"By token," she smiled, "of a gold moidore that was paid for a loaf of bread."
From Audrey by Johnston, Mary
Of gold pieces there were the johannes, or joe, the doubloon, the moidore, and pistole, with English and French guineas, carolins, ducats, and chequins.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
Small coins of Portugal, of which 4800 go to the moidore.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
In 1737 the moidore was reduced to _£_1 9_s_.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Swift, Jonathan
Here's gold moidore from Virginia—here—no, not that—that's keepsakes the girls gave me.
From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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