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Definition of Soldo
1. n. A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.
Definition of Soldo
1. Noun. (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soldo
1. a former coin of Italy [n -DI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soldo
Literary usage of Soldo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Saracinesca by F[rancis] Marion Crawford (1887)
"Give me a soldo," they yelled together. Whereupon both the boys began turning
cart-wheels on their feet and hands with marvellous dexterity. ..."
2. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society by Essex Archaeological Society (1889)
"It'm soldo to ... iiij" It'm soldo to Willm Drap' gent, a wayle clothe y* was
... a cou'let . ij* It'm soldo to the same Willm Drap' ij olde ..."
3. The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus. 1862-1879 by Augustus Loftus (1894)
"... Strasbourg, and Metz—The Mode adopted for the Payment of the "soldo de
Captivite " of French Prisoners of War—Anecdote of Bazaine— Crown Prince and ..."
4. The Government of the Ottoman Empire in the Time of Suleiman the Magnificent by Albert Howe Lybyer (1913)
"... in varii lochi hano di soldo da 2 sino I 20 aspri il di ... co 6 sino in 1o
aspri il di soldo per vno o vano a pede. ..."
5. The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797 by William Carew Hazlitt (1900)
"The point is, that no silver coin actually recognized as a soldo is found in the
numismatic records of Venice, and yet it is perfectly possible that at ..."
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