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louis-d'or

louis-d'or is the alternative form of louis d'or.

Meaning of louis d'or

Noun

louis d'or (plural louis d'or or louis d'ors)

  1. (historical) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
    • They stopped at the most memorable places, and at last arrived at Rome, where a princess vacated her palace for their accommodation and so many louis-d'or a-month.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 266

Forms of louis-d'or

plurallouis-d'or
plurallouis-d'ors

Questions about louis-d'or

What is louis-d'or the alternative form of?
Louis-d'or is the alternative form of louis d'or.

Words near louis-d'or in the dictionary

  1. Louis heel
  2. Louis heels
  3. Louis Quatorzian
  4. Louis sauce
  5. Louis-Bar syndrome
  6. louis-d'or
  7. louis-d'ors
  8. Louis-heeled
  9. Louis-Quatorze
  10. Louis-Quinze
  11. Louis-Seize

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