Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.
A former English coin, originally of copper, then of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius).
Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.
Common nail length. Originally, nails were sold by "penny weight", or price per hundred.
Silver coin first introduced into England during the 8th century, gradually reduced in size as larger coins were required.
A coin equal to one cent; 1/100 of a dollar.
A measure for nails shown as the letter "d"; the larger the penny, the larger the nail.
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
It is derived from pence (d), an old term used in England. Referred to the cost of 100 nails. Today, we use penny in reference to length only.
A term applied to nails that originally meant the price per hundred. Today, it indicates nail length and is abbreviated with the letter "d," the English sign for one cent.
Term used to identify nail size.
nickname for the U.S. One Cent.
(abbr. d) Unit of measurement for nail length; e.g., a 10d nail is 3 inches long.
The term, as applied to nails, that serves as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter d. Back to the Top
Prefix designating the size of nails, such as 6d (penny) nail, originally indicating the price, in English pence, per 100 nails. Does not designate a constant length or size, and will vary by type (e.g., common and box nails). The higher the number, the bigger the nail.
Unit of measurement for nail length, e.g., a 10d nail is 3 inches long. (abbr. d)
Squares Small simple designs marked on muslin quilt block patterns for embroidery which were popular in the late 1800s and after. They cost one cent each, the look was similar to the redwork patterns popular later.
As applied to nails, it originally indicated the price per hundred. The term now serves as a measure of nail length and is abbreviated by the letter "D."
In American numismatics, slang for a one-cent coin.
Synonym for a one-cent U.S. coin.
A coin with a value of one cent or 1/100 of a dollar.
Nail size that is often noted by the letter "d" after the number. One theory on the origin of this term is that the cost of certain size nails cost a number of pennies per hundred. Therefore, a nail size that costs ten pennies per hundred would be a ten penny nail.
As applied to nails, it denotes a measure of nail length as abbreviated by the letter d. It originally indicated the price of nails per hundred.
In Canada a penny is a coin worth one cent or of a dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the "1 cent coin", but in practice the term penny or cent is universal. Penny was likely readily adopted because the previous coinage in Canada (up to 1858) was the British monetary system, where Canada used British pounds and pence as coinage alongside U.S. decimal coins and Spanish milled dollars.