Sycee

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sycee \Sy*cee"\, n. [Said to be from a Chinese word, se-tze or
     se-sze, meaning, fine silk, and to be so called because if
     pure it may be drawn out into fine threads.]
     Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used
     as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy.
     [China] --McElrath.


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