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sterling
sterling. Throughout the 18th century the Irish pound existed as a notional currency, whose value was fixed at twelve‐thirteenths of a pound sterling. The first notes issued by the Bank of Ireland in 1783 could be redeemed at twelve‐thirteenths of the specie value of the English pound. From 1797 the value of the Irish pound was allowed to float and it depreciated against the English pound. In 1826 both currencies were assimilated. Although the Irish Free State issued its own currency after 1927, it was at parity with the pound sterling, with 100 per cent backing in gold, sterling, or British government securities. This remained the position until 1979 when Ireland, but not Britain, joined the European Monetary System.
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"sterling." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sterling." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-sterling.html "sterling." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-sterling.html |
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Sterling
Sterling1 City (1990 pop. 10,362), seat of Logan co., NE Colo., on the South Platte River; inc. 1884. It is the trading and shipping center of an agricultural area (grain, cattle, dairy products). Oil-related industries developed when oil was discovered nearby in the 1950s. Farm machinery and metal products are manufactured. 2 City (1990 pop. 15,132), Whiteside co., NW Ill., on the Rock River opposite Rock Falls ; inc. 1841. It is an industrial center in a farm region. Steel products and machinery are manufactured. |
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"Sterling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sterling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sterling.html "Sterling." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sterling.html |
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Sterling
Sterling ♂ Mainly U.S.: transferred use of the surname, a variant of Stirling. As a given name, however, it is likely to have been chosen because of its association with the vocabulary word occurring in such phrases as ‘sterling qualities’ and ‘sterling worth’. This is derived from the Middle English word sterrling ‘little star’: some Norman coins had a little star on them. A 20th-century influence on the name was the American film actor Sterling Hayden (1916–86).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sterling." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sterling." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sterling.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sterling." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sterling.html |
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sterling
sterling English silver penny of Norman and later dynasties XIII; (genuine) English money XVI; adj. in pound s. etc. (for earlier pound of s—s of English money) applied to lawful or standard money XV; of standard or excellent quality XVII. Recorded earlier in OF. esterlin (XI or XII), medL. sterlingus, libræ sterilensium ‘pounds of sterlings’ (XII); plausibly referred to late OE. *steorling, f. steorra STAR + -LING1, some of the early Norman pennies bearing a small star.
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T. F. HOAD. "sterling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sterling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sterling.html T. F. HOAD. "sterling." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sterling.html |
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sterling
ster·ling / ˈstərling/ • n. British money: prices in sterling are shown | [as adj.] issues of sterling bonds. ∎ short for sterling silver: [as adj.] a sterling spoon. • adj. (of a person or their work, efforts, or qualities) excellent or valuable: this organization does sterling work for youngsters. |
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"sterling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sterling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sterling.html "sterling." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sterling.html |
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sterling
sterling British money. Recorded from Middle English, the word probably comes from steorra ‘star’ + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star). Until recently one popular theory was that the coin was originally made by Easterling moneyers (from the ‘eastern’ Hanse towns), but the stressed first syllable would not have been dropped.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "sterling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "sterling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-sterling.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "sterling." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-sterling.html |
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sterling
sterling Term for British currency. It is used to distinguish the UK pound from those of other currencies and can also be used to describe the quality and standard weight of coins. The sterling silver mark on silver (the stamp of a lion passant) represents a purity of more than 90%.
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"sterling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sterling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-sterling.html "sterling." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-sterling.html |
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sterling
sterling
•brambling, rambling
•hatchling • brandling
•gangling, wrangling
•crackling • sapling
•fatling, Gatling
•mantling, scantling
•darling, sparling, starling
•sampling • starveling
•dwelling, misspelling, self-propelling, spelling, swelling, telling, upwelling
•trembling • vetchling • fledgling
•nestling, wrestling
•storytelling
•failing, grayling, mailing, paling, railing, sailing, tailing, unavailing, veiling, wailing
•changeling • boardsailing
•parasailing
•appealing, ceiling, Darjeeling, dealing, feeling, Keeling, peeling, revealing, self-sealing, shieling, wheeler-dealing, wheeling
•reedling, seedling
•weakling • Riesling
•deskilling, filling, grilling, killing, Pilling, quilling, Schilling, self-fulfilling, shilling, Trilling, unfulfilling, willing
•sibling • kindling • piffling
•inkling, sprinkling, tinkling
•Kipling, stripling
•princeling • witling
•brisling, quisling
•painkilling
•filing, piling, reviling, tiling, unsmiling
•motorcycling • hairstyling • rockling
•gosling
•calling, Pauling
•lordling • porkling
•cowling, fowling
•foundling, groundling
•ruling, schooling
•intercooling • wirepulling
•grumbling
•buckling, duckling, Suckling
•youngling • coupling • dumpling
•puzzling • swashbuckling
•shearling, yearling
•hireling
•towelling (US toweling)
•gruelling (US grueling)
•babbling, dabbling
•marbling • scribbling
•mumbling, rumbling
•sanderling • middling • doodling
•underling • rifling • shuffling
•strangling • fingerling
•enamelling (US enameling)
•rustling • rattling
•bitterling, chitterling
•titling
•sterling, Stirling
•nurseling, nursling
•earthling
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"sterling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sterling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sterling.html "sterling." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sterling.html |
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