double eagle

noun

a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 to 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars.
Golf. a score of three strokes under par on a hole.

double eagle

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

The mark of Charlottenburg has been the double eagle crowned, holding a sceptre in one hand, a globe in the other.

Since 1833 the mark has been a double eagle, surrounded by the words Porzellan-Manufactur, Knigl.

Hotep filtered the handful through his fingers to the cushion, and accepted the double eagle with gladness.

The great seal on the envelope with the imperial double eagle, the stamp of the exchequer on the paper, left no room for doubt.

It lies gold side up, and shimmers in the sun like a double eagle.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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