Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A weight now used in Burma and Siam, and formerly in many other places in the Indies, equal to about 230 grains troy; also, a current silver coin of Siam, worth 2s. 1d. (about 50 United States cents).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
- noun A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An old
Thai measurement ofweight , the baht, of about 15grams . - noun A
Burmese measurement ofweight , the kyattha, of about 16.3293grams (0.576ounces ). - noun archaic The
baht , thecurrency ofSiam (nowThailand ). - noun archaic A former
currency ofCambodia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Thailand
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tical.
Examples
-
The currency was originally known as the tical; this name was used in the English language text on banknotes until 1925.
Archive 2010-01-01 Michael James 2010
-
The currency was originally known as the tical; this name was used in the English language text on banknotes until 1925.
100 Thai Baht Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
-
Most of the SEIU's $44 million comes from the 300,000 of its members who donate $7 monthly to the union poli tical-action committee.
-
Both tical and baht were originally units of weight and coins were issued in both silver and gold denominated by their weight in baht and its fractions and multiples.
Archive 2010-01-01 Michael James 2010
-
Both tical and baht were originally units of weight and coins were issued in both silver and gold denominated by their weight in baht and its fractions and multiples.
100 Thai Baht Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010
-
Yet he was only 36 when the Surrealists in Paris expelled him from their circle, citing his outsize ego and poli tical apathy.
The Lust for Late 2010
-
Even the tight line of her lips had an ascetic ecclesias-tical flavour.
Twin Moons 2010
-
"Clearly," wrote Geerdes, "the Tac [tical Squad] cop with his baton is the modern counterpart of the bone-wielding killer ape, while the longhaired hippy represents ... a regression to an earlier, primitive level of development" — but one that promised "intellectually a progression into the future."
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
-
Unfortunately, the poli-tical landscape in India leaves little room these days for the play of liberalism as we understand it.
Archive 2008-01-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
-
Schriesheim concluded that distinguishing between leader-member and leader-group measurements, although theoretically meaningful, may have little prac tical utility; however, he favored continuing to use available leader-member descriptions rather than leader-group descriptions for theoretical purposes.
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.