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Definition of Jettons
1. jetton [n] - See also: jetton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jettons
Literary usage of Jettons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology by University of Liverpool Institute of Archaeology (1908)
"On many of the 13th century jettons of the English sterling type (such as Nos.
1 and 2 in the collection at the Institute) the cross on the reverse is ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1802)
"... cf his remarkable jettons, Replies, Speeches, and Traits of Character,- -with
Anecdotes of his different Campaigns. Translated, from the French. Svo. ..."
3. The Saturday Magazine (1841)
"Some of these jettons, still in existence, bear legends purporting that they were
... A large number of these jettons had legends in Latin, denoting in most ..."
4. The Antiquary (1873)
"Counters, or "Abbey jettons," as they are sometimes called, are very frequently
to be met with near the foundations of old monastic buildings. ..."
5. Transactions by Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society (1866)
"Besides the kings and queens of England, there are jettons of Mary, ... A box of
these jettons is thus described among the antique jewellery in the ..."
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