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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sterling
adj 1: highest in quality [syn: greatest, sterling(a),
superlative]
n 1: British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic
monetary unit of the UK
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sterling \Ster"ling\, n. (Engin.)
Same as Starling, 3.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sterling \Ster"ling\, a.
1. Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money
of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling;
a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly
applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost,
sterling value, are used. "With sterling money." --Shak.
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2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the
highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling
merit; a man of sterling good sense.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sterling \Ster"ling\, n. [OE. sterlynge, starling, for
easterling, LL. esterlingus, probably from Easterling, once
the popular name of German trades in England, whose money was
of the purest quality: cf. MHG. sterlink a certain coin. Cf.
East. "Certain merchants of Norwaie, Denmarke, and of
others those parties, called Ostomanni, or (as in our vulgar
language we tearme them), easterlings, because they lie east
in respect of us." --Holinshed. "In the time of . . . King
Richard the First, monie coined in the east parts of Germanie
began to be of especiall request in England for the puritie
thereof, and was called Easterling monie, as all inhabitants
of those parts were called Easterlings, and shortly after
some of that countrie, skillful in mint matters and allaies,
were sent for into this realme to bring the coine to
perfection; which since that time was called of them
sterling, for Easterling." --Camden. "Four thousand pound of
sterlings." --R. of Gloucester.]
1. Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
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So that ye offer nobles or sterlings. --Chaucer.
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And Roman wealth in English sterling view.
--Arbuthnot.
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2. A certain standard of quality or value for money.
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Sterling was the known and approved standard in
England, in all probability, from the beginning of
King Henry the Second's reign. --S. M. Leake.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Starling \Star"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE.
stare, AS. staer; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG.
stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. staer, L.
sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling.]
1. (Zool.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and
allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss,
and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird,
and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also
stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is
Sternopastor contra.
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2. (Zool.) A California fish; the rock trout.
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3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge
for protection and support; -- called also sterling.
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Rose-colored starling. (Zool.) See Pastor.
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6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
STERLING. Current money of Great Britain, but anciently a small coin, worth
about one penny; and so called, as some suppose, because it was stamped with
the figure of a small star, or, as others suppose, because it was first
stamped in England in the reign of King John, by merchants from Germany
called Esterlings. Pounds sterling, originally signified so many pounds in
weight of these coins. Thus we find in Matthew Paris, A.D. 1242, the
expression "Accepit a rege pro stipendio tredecim libras esterlingorum." The
secondary or derived sense is a certain value in current money, whether in
coins or other currency. Lowndes, 14. Watts' Gloss. Ad verbum.
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7. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) |
Sterling -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 1393
Housing Units (2000): 633
Land area (2000): 923.357747 sq. miles (2391.485484 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.131714 sq. miles (0.341137 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 923.489461 sq. miles (2391.826621 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 31.818347 N, 101.045503 W
Headwords:
Sterling
Sterling, TX
Sterling County
Sterling County, TX
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8. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000): 4705
Housing Units (2000): 2554
Land area (2000): 77.309128 sq. miles (200.229713 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.079789 sq. miles (5.386628 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 79.388917 sq. miles (205.616341 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73070
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 60.529635 N, 150.797887 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 99672
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, AK
Sterling
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9. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 507
Housing Units (2000): 234
Land area (2000): 0.404357 sq. miles (1.047279 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.404357 sq. miles (1.047279 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47150
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.461893 N, 96.378355 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68443
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, NE
Sterling
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10. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 11360
Housing Units (2000): 5171
Land area (2000): 6.872008 sq. miles (17.798417 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.872008 sq. miles (17.798417 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73935
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 40.625430 N, 103.211783 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80751
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, CO
Sterling
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11. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 762
Housing Units (2000): 348
Land area (2000): 0.797247 sq. miles (2.064860 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.797247 sq. miles (2.064860 sq. km)
FIPS code: 70150
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.749450 N, 98.169470 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, OK
Sterling
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12. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000): 15451
Housing Units (2000): 6596
Land area (2000): 4.672171 sq. miles (12.100868 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.188128 sq. miles (0.487249 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.860299 sq. miles (12.588117 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72546
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.796805 N, 89.693258 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61081
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, IL
Sterling
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13. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 2642
Housing Units (2000): 963
Land area (2000): 1.419463 sq. miles (3.676391 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.035204 sq. miles (0.091178 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.454667 sq. miles (3.767569 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68200
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.210658 N, 98.204549 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67579
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, KS
Sterling
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14. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 533
Housing Units (2000): 197
Land area (2000): 1.001597 sq. miles (2.594125 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.001597 sq. miles (2.594125 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76420
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.032145 N, 84.020308 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48659
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, MI
Sterling
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15. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Sterling, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
Population (2000): 235
Housing Units (2000): 81
Land area (2000): 0.240713 sq. miles (0.623444 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.240713 sq. miles (0.623444 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72940
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 39.194264 N, 111.691627 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sterling, UT
Sterling
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Thesaurus Results for sterling:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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