| 释义 |
† ˈcarlin Obs.
Also carline.
[a. F. carlin, ad. It. carlino, f. Carlo Charles, the name of several rulers, esp. Carlo I, 1266.]
‘A small silver coin current in Naples and Sicily, equivalent to about four-pence English’ (Chambers Cycl. Supp.), or, in later times, twopence.
1705Hickeringill Priest-Cr. ii. i. 7 The Pardon will cost..a Dukat and 5 Gross or..5 Carlins. 1799Sir T. Troubridge in Nicolas Disp. Nelson (1845) III. 329 Sailors..all driven into the gun-boats without a carline. 1818Hobhouse Hist. Illust. Ch. Harold 541, 26 pence of the ancient small money (now, worth a carline). |