pice
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pice
First recorded in 1615–20; see origin at paisa ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Pice by pice they argued the question, and at last Shiraz produced a handful of small coin, which passed from him to the Chinaman.
From The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery by Douie, Marjorie
In these documents Angelo is called Angelus Pice, and his son Johannectus olim Angeli domine Pice, appellations which might be cited in favor of the noble origin of Pica.
From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour
Pice, pīs, n.sing. and pl. a money of account and a copper coin, � anna.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
And Plinie reporteth, that wood being cast into the riuer of the Cicones, and into the Veline lake in the field of Pice, is enclosed in a barke of stone growing ouer it.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Pice is duly administered to him and his three salaaming associates, when, lo! a fifth candidate mysteriously appears, also smiling and salaaming expectantly.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
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