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sycee

[ sahy-see ]

noun

  1. fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.


sycee

/ saɪˈsiː /

noun

  1. silver ingots formerly used as a medium of exchange in China
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sycee1

1705–15; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) sai-sì, akin to Chinese xìsī silk floss; so called because it can be made into wire as fine as silk thread
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sycee1

C18: from Chinese saì sz fine silk; so called because the silver can be made into threads as fine as silk
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Example Sentences

The silver used in these exchanges is called Sycee silver, and is apparently of any shape or size.

The current coin is lumps of Chinese sycee silver of two pounds' weight each.

Upon the bodies of many of the slain, pieces of Sycee silver were found, as had been the case at Ningpo, a few days before.

Memorials were presented to the Emperor on the subject, and the export of sycee was prohibited.

It would be possible to change them for copper cash or Sycee silver, but that would involve delay and perhaps trouble.

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