Troyes
[trwɑ:]
Examples
- It was divided, in the same manner as our Troyes pound, into twelve ounces, each of which contained a real ounce of good copper. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The French livre contained, in the time of Charlemagne, a pound, Troyes weight, of silver of a known fineness. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Tower pound seems to have been something more than the Roman pound, and something less than the Troyes pound. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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