Sycee Definition
sī-sē
noun
Silver in the form of ingots, usually bearing the stamp of a banker or assayer, formerly used in China as money.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
sycee
Plural:
syceesOrigin of Sycee
Cantonese sai3 si1 fine silver (literally, fine silk, so called because the pure silver can be spun into fine threads) akin to Mandarin xísī fine silver Mandarin xí thin, fine (from Middle Chinese siaj`) Mandarin sī silk, thread (from Middle Chinese sz̩)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Said to be from a Chinese word for fine silk, because if pure the silver may be drawn out into fine threads.
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