| Tester (tester) |
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| Tes"ter |
| [OE. testere a
headpiece, helmet, OF. testiere, F. têtière a
head covering, fr. OF. teste the head, F. tête, fr. L.
testa an earthen pot, the skull. See Test a cupel, |
A headpiece; a
helmet.
A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.
A canopy over a bed, supported by the
bedposts.
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An old French
silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently
reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern
English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also
teston.
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