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quarter eagle

quarter eagle noun: a former gold coin of the United States, worth two dollars and fifty cents.

Noun

quarter eagle (plural quarter eagles)

  1. (historical) A former gold coin of the United States, worth two dollars and fifty cents.

Forms of quarter eagle

pluralquarter eagles
alternative formquarter-eagle

Origin of quarter eagle

Given its name in the Coinage Act of 1792, as a derivation from the ten-dollar eagle coin.

Questions about quarter eagle

What does quarter eagle mean?
Quarter eagle means a former gold coin of the United States, worth two dollars and fifty cents.
What part of speech is quarter eagle?
Quarter eagle is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter eagle?
The plural of quarter eagle is quarter eagles.

Words near quarter eagle in the dictionary

  1. quarter cracks
  2. quarter day
  3. quarter days
  4. quarter deck
  5. quarter decks
  6. quarter eagle
  7. quarter eagles
  8. quarter farthing
  9. quarter farthings
  10. quarter final
  11. quarter finals

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