curratow

[Etym. doubtful.] A plant, An an a a sagenaria. ( Treas. of Bot.) cur-ren-çỹ, s. [Lat. current i a, neut. pl. of cur rens, pr. par. of curro =to run; Ital. correntia. ] boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, 78 IMG:content-1600.png:[blocks in formation] 2. General reception by circulation among the public. different versions of its foundation got into currency."-Lewis: Cred. Early Rom. Hist . (1855), ch. x., § 7, vol. i., p. 394. *3. Circulation or constant pa ing from hand to hand, as a medium of trade, . "The currency of those half-pence Drapier's Letters. ."-Swift: *4. Fluency, readine of utterance; easine of pronunciation. *5. General esteem or estimation; the nominal value of a thing. takes greatne of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency , and not after intrinsic value." --Bacon . *6. A right or claim to circulation; value as a medium. 'tis the receiving of them by others, their very pa ing, that gives them their authority and currency, " -Locke : Second Reply to the Bishop of Worcester. II. Technically : 1. Comm.: The current money or circulating medium of a country, whether in coin or in paper. "If both gold and silver are used simultaneously as a currency, the proportionate amount of labor required to be disturbed." - Rogers: produce each cannot Poiit . Econ ., ch. iii. (1) Metallic currency: The gold, silver, nickel, and copper coin in circulation in any country. But for these three latter aids to circulation the metallic currency would fall far short of the nece ities of the country. In the United States, England, and "The ill weare His person had put on, transformed him so, 800." That yet his stampe would hardly current go." Chapman: Homer's Ody ey xxiil. *(11) Authentic, genuine, sterling. "O Bucking ham, now do I play the touch, To try if thou be current gold indeed." *(12) True; in force. Shakesp.: Richard III ., iv. 2. "It holds current that I told you yesternight."Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt. I. , ii. 1. II. Comm.: Insured by authority and in general circulation. ". the foresayd money to ronne and be curraunt through the cytie."- Fabyan: John (an. 7). IMG:content-1601.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1602.jpg:[blocks in formation] (2) A stream or body of water, air, ., moving in a certain direction. "The current, that with gentle murmur glides." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. 7. 2. Figuratively : (1) A course, movement, or progre ion; as, the current time. (2) A connected series or course; as, the current of events. (3) The general or main course, direction, or inclination. the same current of ideas respecting antiquity which causes vir to be regarded by the Lazar on i of Naples, "-Scott: Thomas the Rhymer, France bronze coin is used instead of copper. Nickel minor coins, 25 per cent. nickel and 75 per Germany, cent. copper, are used in Belgium, Switzerland, pt. ii. ( Introductory Note .) and the United States. Coins of platinum have been used in Ru ia. The relation between metallic and paper currency and various intricate questions thence arising have long occupied the attention of political economists. In the United States the dollar is the unit of value. It consists of either gold or silver. The gold dollar contains 23-22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. The silver dollar contains 371-25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, having a total weight of 412.5 grains, (2) Paper currency: Bank-notes, bills of exchange, or checks, which circulate as substitutes or representatives of coin.