double eagle

noun

1. a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 to 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars.
2. Golf. a score of three strokes under par on a hole.

double eagle

noun

1. a former US gold coin, having a nominal value of 20 dollars

Word History and Origins

Origin of double eagle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

The mark of Charlottenburg has been the double eagle crowned, holding a sceptre in one hand, a globe in the other.

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Since 1833 the mark has been a double eagle, surrounded by the words Porzellan-Manufactur, Knigl.

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Hotep filtered the handful through his fingers to the cushion, and accepted the double eagle with gladness.

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The great seal on the envelope with the imperial double eagle, the stamp of the exchequer on the paper, left no room for doubt.

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It lies gold side up, and shimmers in the sun like a double eagle.

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