Sterling

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

   “Nummus […] is taken for braſſe pens, or els pieces of ſiluer of the valu of a dandiprat or i. d. ob. a pece or there about, ſo that yͤ thouſand peces wer moche about the ſomme of twentie nobles sterlynges [i.e., nobles of sterlings].”

2. isim A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
3. isim The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.

   “Ophe[lia]. He hath my Lord of late made many tenders / Of his affection to me. / […] / Pol[onius]. Marry I vvill teach you, thinke your ſelfe a babie / That you haue tane [taken] theſe tenders for true pay / VVhich are not ſterling, tender your ſelfe more dearely […]”

4. isim Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).

   “Many of the women cleaned house for other women, soaping fine china and polishing heavy sterling, […]”

5. isim Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).

   “[…] Sterling vvas the knovvn and approved Standard in England, in all Probability, from the Beginning of King Henry the Second's Reign. But King John vvas undoubtedly the firſt vvho introduced Sterling Money in Ireland.”

6. isim Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)

   “[E]ight of them [carats] make but one Sterlin, and a Sterlin is the 24 part of an ounce.”

7. isim Money generally.
8. isim The standard degree of fineness.

   “[T]he Lavv hath not left it in the Povver of the Prerogative to compel the Subject to take any Money, beſide Gold and Silver of the Right Sterling and Standard.”

9. sıfat Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.

   “[…] King William [the Lion] vvas to pay 100000. l. [pound] Striueling for his ranſome, the one half in preſent coin, the other 50000 l. vpon time.”

10. sıfat Of silver: being of standard quality.
11. sıfat Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.

    “The ſterling mark upon plate, and the ſtamps upon linen and vvoollen cloth, give the purchaſer much greater ſecurity than any ſtatute of apprenticeſhip.”

12. sıfat Of English (or (obsolete) Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.

    “Pray thee peace, pay her the debt you ovve her, and vnpay the villany you haue done vvith her, the one you may doe vvith ſterling mony, and the other vvith currant repentance.”

13. sıfat Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.

    “[…] I knovv your Opinion is current and ſterling: […]”

14. sıfat Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).

    “This waie of exerciſe was […] made ſterling agayne by M. Quintilian: […]”

15. isim Obsolete form of starling (“a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds; specifically, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage”).
16. isim Obsolete form of starling (“an enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge”).
17. özel isim A Scottish surname, variant of Stirling.
18. özel isim An English surname, thought to be a variant of Starling.
19. özel isim A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
20. özel isim A census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
21. özel isim A city, the county seat of Logan County, Colorado.
22. özel isim A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
23. özel isim A census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia.
24. özel isim An unincorporated community in Bingham County, Idaho.
25. özel isim A city in Whiteside County, Illinois.
26. özel isim A ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa.
27. özel isim A city in Rice County, Kansas, named after Sterling Rosan.
28. özel isim A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
29. özel isim A village in Deep River Township, Arenac County, Michigan.
30. özel isim An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.