livre

[ lee-ver; French lee-vruh ]

/ ˈli vər; French ˈli vrə /

noun, plural li·vres [lee-verz; French lee-vruh]. /ˈli vərz; French ˈli vrə/.

a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.

Origin of livre

1545–55; <Middle French, Old French <Latin lībra balance, pound

Words nearby livre

Livonian, livor, livor mortis, Livorno, livraison, livre, Livy, livyer, liwan, Li Xiannian, lixiviate

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Example sentences from the Web for livre

Livre de l'apostolicque Sainct-Jean avec une autre livre dedvotion.
The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne
The earliest silver coin issued in France was the livre, which appeared in 800, of the value of eighty cents.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2|Various
The livre was the old French monetary unit which was displaced by the franc.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923|Various
He was obliged to pay a livre a day to secure a room looking out on the Square.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

A gondola costs something less than a livre (lire) an hour, or for a superior looking craft seven or eight livres a day.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for livre

livre

/ (ˈliːvrə, French livrə) /

noun

a former French unit of money of account, equal to 1 pound of silver

Word Origin for livre

C16: via Old French from Latin lībra the Roman pound

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单词	livre
释义	livre [ lee-ver; French lee-vruh ] / ˈli vər; French ˈli vrə / noun, plural li·vres [lee-verz; French lee-vruh]. /ˈli vərz; French ˈli vrə/. a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794. Origin of livre 1545–55; <Middle French, Old French <Latin lībra balance, pound Words nearby livre Livonian, livor, livor mortis, Livorno, livraison, livre, Livy, livyer, liwan, Li Xiannian, lixiviate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for livre Livre de l'apostolicque Sainct-Jean avec une autre livre dedvotion. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria\|Eleanor E. Tremayne The earliest silver coin issued in France was the livre, which appeared in 800, of the value of eighty cents. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2\|Various The livre was the old French monetary unit which was displaced by the franc. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923\|Various He was obliged to pay a livre a day to secure a room looking out on the Square. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac A gondola costs something less than a livre (lire) an hour, or for a superior looking craft seven or eight livres a day. Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car\|Francis Miltoun British Dictionary definitions for livre livre / (ˈliːvrə, French livrə) / noun a former French unit of money of account, equal to 1 pound of silver Word Origin for livre C16: via Old French from Latin lībra the Roman pound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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