| 单词 | the dimes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe dimes a. A silver coin of the United States of America, of the value of 10 cents, or 1/ 10 of a dollar. plural. Money; financial gain; frequently the dimes (U.S. colloquial). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > North American coins > U.S. quarter dollar1615 bit1683 quarter1776 cent1782 dollar1785 dime1786 eagle1786 half-dollar1786 half-eagle1786 sharpshin1804 picayune1805 caser1825 pic1839 double eagle1849 slug1851 hog1859 pine tree money1859 martin bita1884 meter1940 1786 Ordin. Continental Congress U.S. 8 Aug. Mills, Cents, Dimes, Dollars. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. I. xviii. 193 Dimes or tenth parts are mentioned by writers, but never enter into accounts. 1821 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Writings (1892) I. 75 The division into dimes, cents and mills is now..well understood. 1843 Spirit of Times 21 Jan. 560/3 Times are hard, and dimes are scarce. 1846 S. F. Smith Theatr. Apprenticeship 7 I, in search of ‘the dimes’, acted plays in newly-built theatres. a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1883) xxvi. 233 Count out yer dimes, and I'll fill out a blank bill of sale. 1871 Harper's Mag. June 37/2 Among the excursionists there would be..such as travel to gather ideas rather than dimes. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table (1885) xii. 320 Not bad, my bargain! Price one dime. 1893 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 1 Apr. 6/3 The so-called middle-classes..the people who are accustomed to count their nickels and dimes as well as their dollars. < as lemmas |
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