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teston

(tes′tən)

noun

any of several old European coins with the image of a head on one side; specif.,

a silver French coin of the 16th century
an English coin with the head of Henry VIII

Origin: Fr < It testone < testa, the head < L testa: see test

See teston in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A 16th-century French silver coin.
An English coin stamped with the image of Henry VIII's head. In this sense, also called tester³.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Italian testone

Origin: , augmentative of testa, head

Origin: , from Late Latin, skull

Origin: , from Latin, shell

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