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sou marqué
[ soo mahr-key -kee; French soo-mar-key ]
noun
plural sous marqués
- a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- something that has little or no value.
sou marqué
/ ˈsuː mɑːˈkeɪ; su marke /
noun
- a French copper coin of the 18th century
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sou marqué1
1820–30; < French: marked sou
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sou marqué1
French, literally: a marked sou
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Yet Naseby told me himself that on none of these plays was he venturing a sou marqué of his own money—that it had all been handed over to him, the initial stakes for each big play, that is, by Ralston, the millionaire San Francisco banker, who committed suicide.
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Beaten and without a sou marque in his pockets, his trail was likely to be crowded without the assistance of any newspaper publicity.
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