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sterling
sterling: adj. & n. --adj.
1 of or in British money (pound sterling).
2 (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; of standard value or purity.
3 (of a person or qualities etc.) of solid worth; genuine, reliable (sterling work). --n. British money (paid in sterling). østerling area a group of countries with currencies tied to British sterling and holding reserves mainly in sterling. sterling silver silver of 92Ì% purity. øøsterlingness n. [prob. f. late OE steorling (unrecorded) f. steorra star + -LING(1) (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star): recorded earlier in OF esterlin]
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