"shilling mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shilling marks [plural]
Etymology: A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amount of shillings in a sum. Formerly also the slash in all its uses, but this extended sense was taken on by the term solidus. Etymology templates: {{cog|la|solidus}} Latin solidus Head templates: {{en-noun}} shilling mark (plural shilling marks)
  1. (UK, typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses. Wikipedia link: shilling mark Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Money, Punctuation marks, Typography Synonyms: slash in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or [synonym, synonym-of], slash
    Sense id: en-shilling_mark-en-noun-OmfKbjfv Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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