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sy·cee (sī sē′)

noun

silver in the form of ingots, usually bearing the stamp of a banker or assayer, formerly used in China as money

Etymology: Cantonese < Mandarin hsi ssǔ, fine silk: so called because it may, when heated, be spun into fine threads

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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