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louis d'or
[ loo-ee dawr; French lwee dawr ]
noun
, plural lou·is d'or [loo-eez , dawr, lwee , dawr].
- a former gold coin of France, issued from 1640 to 1795; pistole.
louis d'or
/ lwi dɔr; ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː /
noun
- a former French gold coin worth 20 francs
- an old French coin minted in the reign of Louis XIII
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Word History and Origins
Origin of louis d'or1
First recorded in 1680–90; from French: literally, “Louis of gold”; named after Louis XIII
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Word History and Origins
Origin of louis d'or1
C17: from French: golden louis, named after Louis XIII
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Example Sentences
She sat at the table, Jean across, and struggled with centimes and francs and louis d'or, an engrossed frown between her eyebrows.
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Having made him drunk, they won from him in less than an hour eight hundred louis d'or.
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Though he attended me with the greatest assiduity, yet, when I was going away, he would not accept of a single Louis d'or.
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The amount of the rent, in bright louis d'or, was an excellent passport to the presence of the treasurer.
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Mamma, but did you not tell us that you never play; will you give us a louis d'or for that?
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