Definitions
1.NounAn English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
2.NounA penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄20 of a troy ounce”)
Money generally.
The standard degree of fineness.
3.NounA penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
4.NounThe currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
5.NounShort for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
6.NounFormer British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
7.NounSynonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄20 of a troy ounce”)
Money generally.
The standard degree of fineness.
8.NounSynonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄20 of a troy ounce”)
9.NounMoney generally.
10.NounThe standard degree of fineness.
11.AdjectiveOf or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
Of silver: being of standard quality.
Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
Of English (or Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.
12.AdjectiveOf or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
13.AdjectiveOf silver: being of standard quality.
14.AdjectiveOf a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
15.AdjectiveOf English (or Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.
16.AdjectiveOf acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).
17.AdjectiveOf acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
18.AdjectiveHaving currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).
19.NounObsolete form of starling (“a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds; specifically, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage”). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
20.NounObsolete form of starling (“an enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge”).