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Lafayette
Lafayette La`fa`yette", n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The dollar fish. (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
Lafayette
Dollar Dol"lar, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined. Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar. 2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though differing slightly in different countries, current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries. 3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values. Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. Dollar fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish. Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

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- Benjamin Franklin classes, none of the Lafayette-class submarines were re****ed with Trident I (C4) missiles. The Lafayettes and their successors were equipped...
- Voodoo takes place in the year 1932 and deals with the affairs of the Lafayettes, a family consisting of Sarah (who is pregnant), David, and Grandpa. They...
- evolutionary development from the Lafayette class of fleet ballistic missile submarine. They were identical to the Lafayettes except for being initially designed...
- Look up Lafayette, lafayette, or LaFayette in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: Lafayette (name), a list of people...
- Congress and signed by President Washington. These funds allowed both Lafayettes privileges in their captivity. A more direct means of aiding the former...
- Lafayette Square may refer to several places in the United States: Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California...
- County, Arkansas Lafayette County, Florida Lafayette County, Mississippi Lafayette County, Missouri Lafayette County, Wisconsin Lafayette Parish, Louisiana...
- Lafayette (/ˌlæfiˈɛt, ˌlɑːf-/ LA(H)-F-ee-ET, French: [lafajɛt]) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of...
- Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiˈɛt, ˌlæf-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km)...
- Lafayette Park may refer to: Lafayette Park (Los Angeles), California Lafayette Park (San Francisco), California Lafayette Park, Detroit, Michigan, a park...