Толковый словарь английского языка - sterling
Sterling
sterling
I. noun see: star Date: 14th century British money, ~ silver or articles of it, II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or calculated in terms of British ~, payable in ~, 2. having a fixed standard of purity usually defined legally as represented by an alloy of 925 parts of silver with 75 parts of copper, made of ~ silver, conforming to the highest standard , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in British money (pound sterling). 2 (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; of standard value or purity. 3 (of a person or qualities etc.) of solid worth; genuine, reliable (sterling work). --n. British money (paid in sterling). Phrases and idioms sterling area a group of countries with currencies tied to British sterling and holding reserves mainly in sterling. sterling silver silver of 921/2% purity. Derivatives sterlingness n. Etymology: prob. f. late OE steorling (unrecorded) f. steorra star + -LING(1) (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star): recorded earlier in OF esterlin ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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