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tes⋅ton

[tes-tuhn, -ton, te-stoon]
–noun
1. a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14 1/2 sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
2. a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and bearing on the obverse the bust of the reigning king: equal originally to 12 pence, later to sixpence.
3. Also, tes⋅to⋅ne [te-stoh-ney] . a former silver coin of Milan, first issued in 1468, bearing on the obverse a bust of the Duke of Milan.
Also, tes⋅toon [te-stoon] .


Origin:
1535–45; < F < It testone, aug. of testa head < LL; see testa
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