| penny | Pl. Pennies or Pence. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE. Peni, AS. Penig, pening, pending; akin to D. Penning, OHG. Pfenning, pfenting, G. Pfennig, Icel. Penningr; of uncertain origin. 1. An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius). "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier." . The ancient silver penny was worth about three pence sterling (see Pennyweight). The old Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the English coin. In the United States the word penny is popularly used for cent. 2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. 3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny. "What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent?" (Shak) 4. See Denarius. <botany> Penny cress, pennyroyal. Penny post, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a mail carrier. Penny wise, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving small sums while losing larger; used chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pennyroyal | <botany> An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor. <botany> Bastard pennyroyal See Blue curls, under Blue. Origin: A corruption of OE. Puliall royal. OE. Puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. Puleium, or pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr. Pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. Regium, in puleium regium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pennywort | <botany> A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets. March, or Water, pennywort. <botany> See March. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pennyweight |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
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| pennyroyal oil |
oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps aromatic oil from American pennyroyal
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Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
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a penny weight is a means of weighing precious metals. Comes from the British weight system. There are 20 pennyweights in a troy ounce. Click here for more weight comparisions.
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| penny | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit |
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| penny | a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom |
| penny | priced at 1 cent |
| penny | (used in combination) priced as indicated |
| penny | poker played for small stakes |
| penny | a business deal on a trivial scale |
| penny | poker played for small stakes |
| penny | an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment |
| penny | a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) |
| penny | a melodramatic paperback novel |
| penny | foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods |
| penny | someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it) |
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