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ster⋅ling

  [stur-ling]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
2. (of silver) having the standard fineness of 0.925.
3. made of silver of this fineness: a sterling teapot.
4. thoroughly excellent: a man of sterling worth.
–noun
5. British currency.
6. the standard of fineness for gold and silver coin in the United Kingdom, 0.91666 for gold and 0.500 for silver.
7. Also called sterling silver. silver having a fineness of 0.925, now used esp. in the manufacture of table utensils, jewelry, etc.
8. manufactured articles of sterling silver.
9. sterling flatware.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME: name of a silver coin (see star, -ling 1 ), with reference to the little star on some of the mintages

Related forms:
ster⋅ling⋅ly, adverb
ster⋅ling⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
4. noble, honorable, worthy, first-rate.
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Ster⋅ling

  [stur-ling]
–noun
1. a city in NW Illinois. 16,273.
2. a city in NE Colorado. 11,385.
3. a male given name.
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ster·ling   (stûr'lĭng)   
n.  

  1. Abbr. ster. or stg. British money, especially the pound as the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom.

  2. British coinage of silver or gold, having as a standard of fineness 0.500 for silver and 0.91666 for gold.

    1. Sterling silver.

    2. Articles, such as tableware, made of sterling silver.

adj.  

  1. Consisting of or relating to sterling or British money.

  2. Made of sterling silver: a sterling teaspoon.

  3. Of the highest quality: a person of sterling character.


[Middle English, silver penny : possibly sterre, star; see star + -ling, diminutive suff. (from the small star stamped on the coin); see -ling1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sterling 
1297, "silver penny," probably from M.E. sterre (see star), from the stars that appeared in the design of certain Norman coins, + dim. suffix -ling. The other theory is that it derives from O.Fr. estedre "stater" (see stater). Sense broadened by 1565 to "money having the quality of the sterling," and in 1601 to "English money in general." A pound sterling was originally "a pound weight of sterlings," equal to about 240 of them.
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Sterling

city, seat (1887) of Logan county, northeastern Colorado, U.S. It lies along the South Platte River at an elevation of 3,950 feet (1,204 metres). Laid out after the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1881, it was named after a town in Illinois. Now an important railroad division point, it is a marketing and shipping centre for an irrigated area supporting cattle, sugar beets, grain (wheat and corn [maize]), and dairy products. In 1950 oil was discovered in the surrounding Denver-Julesburg Basin, and Sterling became the headquarters for much of the related oil and natural-gas activities. The city's other industries include sugar refining, meat processing, and the manufacture of steel tanks, cinder blocks, and concrete. Sterling is the seat of Northeastern Junior College (1941). The Pawnee National Grassland is northeast. Inc. 1884. Pop. (1990) 10,362; (2000) 11,360

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