An English gold coin first minted by Edward III, usually valued at 6s. 8d. (half a mark). Now historical.

A vessel, utensil, ornament, etc. shaped like a ship. Also (in first quot.), the noble coined under Edward III, which bore the image of a ship.

a gold coin of Henry VI.

A gold coin issued in England between 1465 and 1642, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon. Cf. angel noble, n. Now chiefly…

An English gold coin current in the 15th and 16th centuries, being a variety of the noble (noble, n.1 2a) with the figure of a rose on one side…

A fuller name for: the angel (angel, n. 10). Cf. noble, n.1 2a.

a noble (noble, n.1 2a) bearing the figure of St George.

attributive in gunhole angel n., gunhole groat n. coins.

a coin of the type known as an angel (see sense 10), esp. when presented as a touch piece to a person touched by the English (or British) monarch as…

The name of various coins. An English gold coin, originally of the value of ten shillings; = rial, n.1 1b. rose royal n. = rose noble, n. Now histo…