Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PIASTER
n.An Italian coin of about 8 cents value, or 3s. 7d. sterling. But the value is different in different states or countries. It is called also, a piece of eight.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PIASTER
Pi *as "ter, n. Etym: [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See Plaster. ]
Defn: A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro ) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 8 to 1 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
New American Oxford Dictionary
piaster
pi as ter |pēˈastər piˈæstər |(also piastre ) ▶noun a monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to one hundredth of a pound. ORIGIN from French, from Italian piastra (d'argento )‘plate (of silver ).’
Duden Dictionary
Piaster
Pi as ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pi a ster |englisch piaster, piastre, französisch piastre, italienisch piastra, eigentlich = Metallplatte < mittellateinisch (em )plastra, Plural von: emplastrum, Pflaster Währungseinheit in Ägypten, Syrien, im Libanon (100 Piaster = 1 Pfund ) und im Sudan
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
piaster
pi as ter ｟英 ｠-tre /piǽstə r /名詞 C ピアストル 〘トルコ エジプトなどの補助通貨単位; 1ポンドの 1 /100 〙.
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