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exergue [ig-zurg, ek-surg, eg-zurg] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the space below the device on a coin or medal, sometimes separated from the field by a line.
Origin of exergue 1690–1700; French, apparently Greek ex- ex-3 + érgon workRelated formsex·ergu·al [ig-zur-guh l, ek-sur-] /ɪgˈzɜr gəl, ɛkˈsɜr-/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for exergue Historical Examples of exergue
I think that a figure or head of Neptune upon the reverse, with the motto round the exergue, Tridens Neptuni sceptrum mundi.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 571
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Exergue: fugatis captis aut csis ad cowpens hostibus 17 Jan. 1781.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
J. F. Loubat, LL.D.
On the Exergue: hoste ad saratogam in deditionem accepto, die 17 octobris, mdcclxxvii.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
J. F. Loubat, LL.D.
Exergue: fugatis captis aut csis ad cowpens hostibus 17 jan. 1781.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
J. F. Loubat, LL.D.
In the exergue is a boy fishing, the rebus upon the name of the artist Gio Maria da Pescia.
William Jones
British Dictionary definitions for exergue exergue noun
- a space on the reverse of a coin or medal below the central design, often containing the date, place of minting, etc
Derived Formsexergual, adjectiveWord Origin for exergue C17: from French, from Medieval Latin exergum, from Greek ex outside + ergon work Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
