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Definition of Follis
1. a coin of ancient Rome [n -LES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Follis
Literary usage of Follis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kentucky Opinions by Kentucky Court of Appeals, John Morgan Chinn, J. K. Roberts, Charles Middleton McDonald, Daniel Woolsey Crockett, Kentucky law reporter (1911)
"LEROY H. follis v. JOHN N. follis, ETC. Trust*—Property Conveyed to Wife.
Property conveyed to a wife decided to be held by her in trust for her husband, ..."
2. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins by Sir George Francis Hill (1899)
"The follis introduced by Diocletian soon began to lose weight. In 313 Constantine
set it aside ... follis of Anastasius I (AD 491-518): D(ominus) N(oster) ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"... the idea of a bladder was uppermost in the minds of those who coined the French
word fnl, fool, jester, from the low Latin follis, bellows or bladder. ..."
4. Drainage Reclamation in Tennessee: First Papers by Tennessee State Geological Survey, George Hall Ashley (1910)
"The clay is used by Mr. follis in his pottery at Grand Junction. ... The following
is the general section of the pits: Section in follis clay pits, ..."
5. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"The follis coined by this prince was of half ... The common follis of ... 1.
every man paid to the itate a follis or ..."
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