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Definition of Piastres
1. piastre [n] - See also: piastre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piastres
| piarist piarists pias piasaba piasabas piasava piasavas piaster piasters piastre | piastres (current term) piation piazza piazzalike piazzas piazze piazzian pibal pibals pibble | pibbles pibcorn pibcorns piberaline pibgorn |
Literary usage of Piastres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Missouri from the Earliest Explorations and Settlements Until by Louis Houck (1908)
"In addition the following residents on the Saline made contributions, namely: Hy
polite Bolon, interpreter among the savages Aux Saline, 2 piastres; ..."
2. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah by Richard Francis Burton, Isabel Burton, Stanley Lane-Poole (1906)
"A water-melon, from 3 to 6 piastres each, 1 Ib. peaches, 2 piastres. 1 Ib.
coffee, 4 piastres, (the Yamani is the only kind drunk here). ..."
3. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections and Maps by Alexander von Humboldt (1822)
"1 Commerce of Vera Cruz in 1805:—Importation from Spain in national produce,
1514,,473 ^piastres (of which in paper alone 60617 reams, ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1852)
"ness of transportation, about 15 per cent on the whole amount—say some 7500000
piastres on the value of 50000000 piastres. ..."
5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1852)
"Danubian vessels, 7 ; of 1004 tous, and 650000 piastres, <>r $21000 of merchandise.
... piastres, or §54200 of merchandise. Russian vessels, 2; of 382 tons, ..."
6. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah by Sir Richard Francis Burton (1857)
"1 Ib. dry biscuit« (imported), 3 piastres. 1 Ib. of vegetables, } piastre.
1 Madd dates, varies according to quality from 4 piastres to 100. ..."
7. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1851)
"For the last fourteen years, 1789 to 1803, the average is only 3280000 piastres.
Here, then, we have evidence of a progressive decrease of production—the ..."
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