bezant
/bez-uhnt, bih-zant/US // ˈbɛz ənt, bɪˈzænt //UK // (ˈbɛzənt, bɪˈzænt) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also bez·zant . the gold solidus of the Byzantine Empire, widely circulated in the Middle Ages.
- : Also byz·ant [biz-uhnt, bih-zant] /ˈbɪz ənt, bɪˈzænt/ . any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used especially on the faces of archivolts.
Examples
A bezant was a gold coin, originally struck at Byzantium, whence the name.
At Samara we find Mr. Bezant, one of our consignees, just recovering from the typhus which was contracted in his relief work.
There were moneys of various nations, even to the Spanish pistole and Turkish bezant.
She made no reply, but took from a pocket a bezant, and contrived to throw its yellow gleam in the sentinel's eyes.
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