Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The name of a French gold coin, weighing from 97.22 to 87.96 grains, first issued in 1340 by Philip VI.
  • noun The name of a gold coin, weighing about 35 grains, struck in France by Henry VI. of England for use in his French dominions.
  • noun A small rich sort of cheese made in Normandy, said to have been stamped with a figure of the coin.
  • noun An instrument of music somewhat resembling a lute.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
  • noun An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.
  • noun A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
  • noun obsolete An old musical instrument of the lute kind.
  • noun obsolete A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.

Etymologies

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French angelot, Late Latin angelotus.

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