Sycee /(?)/

Sy·cee

Sycee

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]

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