Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small silver coin introduced in Venice in the fourteenth century, and subsequently current in other parts of Italy.
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Examples
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A bird, hidden somewhere among the foliage, in the garden, chose that moment for making a melodious observation to his mate, while a somewhat timid and tentative baby-voice from the quay lisped: "_Un soldino_," not with any business intention but merely by way of practice.
A Venetian June Anna Fuller 1884
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I grew up with Mulino Bianco, it has been part of my life since I was a child. vi great, so many memories, afternoons watching cartoons wile eating tegolino or soldino [names of Mulino Bianco biscuits] .. that was my childhood.
P2P Foundation 2009
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As he placed his penny in the tattered hat of his small preserver, he bestowed upon him a smile so benignant that all the rival ragamuffins assembled upon the ferry-landing took heart of hope and shouted, as one boy: "_Un soldino, Signor!
A Venetian June Anna Fuller 1884
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