sterling

An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.

The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.

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Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).

Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).

Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)

Money generally.

The standard degree of fineness.

Obsolete form of starling (“a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds; specifically, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage”).

Obsolete form of starling (“an enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge”).

Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.

Of silver: being of standard quality.

Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.

Of English (or (obsolete) Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.

Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.

Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).