livre
suomi-englanti sanakirjalivre englanniksi
A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
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An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 pound.
(inflection of)
(syn)
pound (gloss)
metrical pound, half a kilogramme, 500 g
imperial pound ≈ 454 g
various values between 300 and 600 g
grade (gloss)
(alt form)
pound (gl)
pound (qualifier)
(alternative form of)
book (gloss)
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(l) (medieval French equivalent of a monetary pound)
pound (weight)
(pt-verb form of)