paul

nounnounnountop 1 000 in film dialogue

United Kingdom//pɔːl//
United States//pɔl//
//pɑl//

An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

noun

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An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls.

noun

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Variant of pawlarchaicArchaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).
As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed.

noun

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historicalA small tent of various kinds.

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?].

Forms

plural: pauls

Patton · A surname.patty · A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian…Patty · A unisex given name.

paul · An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

Paul · In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and…Paula · A female given name from Latin.Paulie · A diminutive of the male given name Paul.

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