sycee

[ sahy-see ]

/ saɪˈsi /

noun

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.

Also called sycee silver.

Origin of sycee

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

Words nearby sycee

sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma, sycon, syconium, syconoid, sycophancy

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Example sentences from the Web for sycee

Repeat, word for word, as closely as you can remember, all that was told you by the sycee Rung.
The Argosy|Various
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.
Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843|William Hutcheon Hall
Then we got sycee silver, which was prohibited for exportation.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
The silver used in these exchanges is called Sycee silver, and is apparently of any shape or size.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6|Various

The current coin is lumps of Chinese sycee silver of two pounds' weight each.
Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India|W. S. R. Hodson

British Dictionary definitions for sycee

sycee

sycee silver

/ (saɪˈsiː) /

noun

silver ingots formerly used as a medium of exchange in China

Word Origin for sycee

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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单词	sycee
释义	sycee [ sahy-see ] / saɪˈsi / noun 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. Also called sycee silver. Origin of sycee 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 Words nearby sycee sybo, sycamine, sycamore, sycamore maple, syce, sycee, sycoma, sycon, syconium, syconoid, sycophancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sycee Repeat, word for word, as closely as you can remember, all that was told you by the sycee Rung. The Argosy\|Various 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. Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843\|William Hutcheon Hall Then we got sycee silver, which was prohibited for exportation. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper The silver used in these exchanges is called Sycee silver, and is apparently of any shape or size. The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6\|Various The current coin is lumps of Chinese sycee silver of two pounds' weight each. Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India\|W. S. R. Hodson British Dictionary definitions for sycee sycee sycee silver / (saɪˈsiː) / noun silver ingots formerly used as a medium of exchange in China Word Origin for sycee C18: from Chinese saì sz fine silk; so called because the silver can be made into threads as fine as silk 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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