/ trɔɪ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a system for measuring precious metals and precious stones
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from a weight used at the fair of Troyes , a town in northern France.
/ trɔɪ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a system for measuring precious metals and precious stones
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from a weight used at the fair of Troyes , a town in northern France.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005