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Contorniate

{

Con-tor′ni-ate

, ‖

Con-tor′ni-aˊte

}
,
Noun.
,
[It.
contorniato
, p. pr. of
contorniare
to make a circuit or outline, fr.
contorno
circuit, outline. See
Contour
.]
(Numis.)
A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep furrow on the contour or edge; – supposed to have been struck in the days of
Constantine
and his successors.
R. S. Poole.

Definition 2024


contorniate

contorniate

English

Noun

contorniate (plural contorniates)

  1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
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Italian

Verb

contorniate

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of contornare