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单词 French crown
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Definition of French crown in English:

French crown

noun frɛn(t)ʃ ˈkraʊn
historical
  • 1An English name for: the écu, a French gold coin of the 15th and 16th centuries, with a value of four English shillings.

  • 2Used punningly: the baldness caused by syphilis.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Udall (1504–1556), schoolmaster and playwright. From French + crown, so called to distinguish it from the coin of the same name minted in England.

Definition of French crown in US English:

French crown

nounfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈkraʊn
historical
  • 1An English name for: the écu, a French gold coin of the 15th and 16th centuries, with a value of four English shillings.

  • 2Used punningly: the baldness caused by syphilis.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Udall (1504–1556), schoolmaster and playwright. From French + crown, so called to distinguish it from the coin of the same name minted in England.

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