English Explanatory Dictionary

contorniate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.
adj
  1. Having a furrow of this kind.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/

Word forms

contorniate contorniates

Etymology

From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).

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