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contorniate.

A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/
  1. A bronze medal or medallion with a deep furrow on the contour or edge, supposed to have been struck in the days of Constantine and his successors.

Where this word comes from

From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).

adj/kənˈtɔː(ɹ).ni.ət/
  1. Having a furrow of this kind.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Italian contorniato, present participle of contorniare (“to make a circuit or outline”).

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