Planchet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
  2. 2
    a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin wordnet

Synonyms

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coin blank

Example

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"In the Rue de Seine he met Planchet, who had stopped before the house of a pastry cook, and was contemplating with ecstasy a cake of the most appetizing appearance."

Etymology

From French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -et.

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