American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Sterling

STERLING, a. [probably from Easterling.]

1. An epithet by which English money of account is distinguished; as a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling. It is not now applied to the coins of England; but sterling cost, sterling value are used.

2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; as a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling wit or good sense.

STERLING, n.

1. English money.

And Roman wealth in English sterling view.

In this use, sterling may signify English coins.

2. Standard; rate. [Little used in either sense.]

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Sterling," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 25, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CQ2XFRFF7YEFVVT.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Sterling." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 25 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CQ2XFRFF7YEFVVT.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Sterling' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 25 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CQ2XFRFF7YEFVVT.