释义 |
groat I. \ˈgrōt, usu -ōd.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English grotes, plural, from Old English grotan; akin to Old English grot particle, grēot sand, grit — more at grit 1. usually groats plural but singular or plural in construction : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits 2. a. : the part of a grain of oats or barley or buckwheat exclusive of the hull b. : the hulled kernel of one of these grains II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English grote, groot, from Middle Dutch groot, grot, modification (by false analogy of such pairs as Middle Dutch groot large: Middle High German grōz large) of Middle High German gros, from Medieval Latin (denarius) grossus — more at groschen 1. : one of several onetime European coins of varying chiefly small value; especially : a British coin worth fourpence 2. : the bit of British Guiana |