décime

[ dey-seem ]

noun

, French.

, plural dé·cimes [dey-, seem].

1. a former copper or bronze coin of France issued from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, the 10th part of a franc, equal in value to 10 centimes.

Example Sentences

The song, “Brasil, Decime Qué Se Siente,” or, “Brazil, Tell Me How It Feels,” asks the Brazilians how they like being bossed around in their own house and suggests that Lionel Messi is about to follow in the footsteps of Diego Maradona by returning the World Cup to Argentina.

From New York Times

Decime, de-sēm′, n. a French coin equal to 1⁄10 franc.

From Project Gutenberg

The type is clear, with a broad margin, and at the beginning is the original presentation addressed to Leo X., as follows, subscribed by the royal autograph— 'Anglorum Rex Henricus Leo Decime mittit Hoc opus, et fidei testis et amicitiæ.'

From Project Gutenberg

Among his works are the celebrated five franc piece known as "� l'Hercule," the five centime and one decime pieces, on which the head of Liberty is the profile of Madame R�camier, and seven medals relating to America: John Paul Jones, General Morgan, General Greene, Libertas Americana, the Diplomatic medal, and two of Franklin.

From Project Gutenberg

The French, say they, have in theory a decimally graduated scale, yet they always reckon by francs, and cents, which are 100ths of francs; the intervening decime being ignored in practice.

From Project Gutenberg