■ noun British money.
■ adjective (of a person or their work) excellent; of great value.
Origin
ME: prob. from steorra 'star' + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star).
■ noun British money.
■ adjective (of a person or their work) excellent; of great value.
Origin
ME: prob. from steorra 'star' + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004