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Webster 1913 Edition
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)
- 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of R. S. Poole to this entry?)