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Definition of Cardecu
1. n. A quarter of a crown.
Definition of Cardecu
1. Noun. (historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cardecu
1. an old French coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardecu
Literary usage of Cardecu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary by Robert Nares (1872)
"In both these places the folio has cardecu ; the other is the interpretation of
the editors. See cardecu. There's a quart-d'fcn for yon. ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"Mr. Du u ce says a quarter of tlieir gold crown, and estimates it at fifteen sous.
Illustr., i, 323. In old books, commonly printed cardecu. ..."
3. Ivanhoe by Walter Scott (1908)
"... enough had been done for revenge and profit; the bunch of them were not worth
a cardecu. The prisoner I speak of is better booty — a jolly monk riding ..."
4. Beaumont & Fletcher by Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1890)
"All. We understand you not, captain. De Vit. You see this cardecu, the last, and
the only quintessence of fifty crowns, distilled in the limbeck of your ..."
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