† broad-piecen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj., piece n.

Etymology: < broad adj. + piece n. (compare sense 1b at that entry).

Obsolete.

A name applied after the introduction of the guinea in 1663 to the ‘Unite’ or 20 shilling-piece (‘Jacobus’ and ‘Carolus’) of the preceding reigns, which were much broader and thinner than the new milled coinage.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings

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1678 Narr. Murd. Godfrey 6 He..found..four broad pieces of Gold.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2549/4 17 false Guineas, and two false Broadpieces.

1691 J. Locke Money in Wks. (1727) II. 47 The Broad-Pieces that were coined in King James I. time for 20s. nobody will now part with under 23s. or more.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses v. 20 Others..pick'd up Guineas and Broad-pieces.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 58 An old miser..with whom a broad piece would at any time weigh down political opinions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	broad-piece
释义	† broad-piecen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj., piece n. Etymology: < broad adj. + piece n. (compare sense 1b at that entry). Obsolete. A name applied after the introduction of the guinea in 1663 to the ‘Unite’ or 20 shilling-piece (‘Jacobus’ and ‘Carolus’) of the preceding reigns, which were much broader and thinner than the new milled coinage. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > coin of twenty shillings goldfinch1602 Harry sovereign1615 piece1631 jingle-boya1640 yellow boy1654 quid1661 marigold1663 broad-piece1678 pound piecea1715 gold penny1736 sovereign1817 dragon1827 sov1829 chip?1836 couter1846 thick 'un1848 monarch1851 James1858 skiv1858 Victoria1870 goblin1887 red one1890 Jimmy1899 quidlet1902 Jimmy O'Goblin1931 pound coin1931 1678 Narr. Murd. Godfrey 6 He..found..four broad pieces of Gold. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2549/4 17 false Guineas, and two false Broadpieces. 1691 J. Locke Money in Wks. (1727) II. 47 The Broad-Pieces that were coined in King James I. time for 20s. nobody will now part with under 23s. or more. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses v. 20 Others..pick'd up Guineas and Broad-pieces. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 58 An old miser..with whom a broad piece would at any time weigh down political opinions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1678
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