rose noble

American  

noun

1. a former gold coin of England, first issued by Edward IV, being the existing noble with a figure of a rose added to the types on either side: much imitated on the Continent, especially in the Netherlands.

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Etymology

Origin of rose noble

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

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rose noble

"A rose noble, and a good pie out of the animal into the bargain."

From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake

I'm a man grown, Master Arden, but here's still the rose noble which you gave me once....

From Sir Mortimer by Mary Johnston

He prided himself on a huge mustache, each end of which terminated in a rose noble.

From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai

I have a friend in England who would give many a fair rose noble for a sight of it.’

From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge

The "noble" followed next of the value of six shillings and eight pence; being stamped with a rose, it was called the "rose noble."

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various