cardecu
English
Etymology
From French quart d'écu ‘quarter of an écu’.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːdɪkjuː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/
Noun
cardecu (plural cardecus)
- (historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
- A set of hilding fellows there were, whom we dismissed to find them a new master — enough had been done for revenge and profit; the bunch of them were not worth a cardecu.
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Anagrams
- accrued, cue card