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exergue Numism.|ˈɛksɜːg, ɛgˈzɜːg|
Also 7 exerge, -urg.
[a. F. exergue (used freq. by De Bie 1634), app. f. Gr. ἐξ out + ἔργον work; prob. intended as a quasi-Gr. rendering of Fr. hors-d'œuvre, something lying outside the work.]
A small space usually on the reverse of a coin or medal, below the principal device, for any minor inscription, the date, engraver's initials, etc. Also, the inscription there inserted.
1697Evelyn Numism. v. 188 Position of the Legenda..some on the Exerge only. Ibid. 98 Exurg. 1761Phil. Trans. LII. 29 The inscription in the exergue is formed of the Etruscan characters. 1842Brande Dict. Sc. Lit. & Art 833/1 When occupying the lower extremity of the pieces, and separated from the rest by a horizontal line, they [the words] are termed the exergue. 1864C. W. King Gnostics 54 In the exergue is set out a table supporting a loaf.
transf.1851Landor Popery 49 Never tear a hole in the exergue of the pantaloon because they have been sitting in a dirty place. |