Eighteenpenny
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a value or cost of eighteenpence. not-comparable
"On his head he wore one of the common eighteenpenny French skull-caps, with a gawdy tassel dangling therefrom, very happily in keeping with a common fustian coat."
Example
More examples"On his head he wore one of the common eighteenpenny French skull-caps, with a gawdy tassel dangling therefrom, very happily in keeping with a common fustian coat."
Etymology
From eighteen + penny.
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