« guinea » : différence entre les versions

{{en-nom-rég|ˈɡɪn.i}}

'''guinea''' {{pron|ˈɡɪn.i|en}}

# {{par ext}} {{vieilli|en}} 21 shillings (1,05 [[livre]]). {{usage}} L’utilisation de ''guinea'' au lieu de ''{{lien|pound|en}}'' (« livre ») avait un air aristocratique.

#* ''His small stock of money being reduced to twenty-one '''guineas''' on his arrival, he sent to England a model, for which he received ten '''guineas''' from the Society of Arts; and in 1762 he was further encouraged by a premium of fifty '''guineas''' for a marble bas-relief of ‘Timocles conducted before Alexander.’ But the foundation of his future wealth was probably laid by his introduction in Rome to Garrick, by whom he was received with great cordiality. The actor commissioned him to execute a bust, for which twelve '''guineas''' ‘in gold’ were paid.'' {{source|Walter Armstrong, ''[[s:en:Nollekens, Joseph (1737-1823) (DNB00)|Nollekens, Joseph (1737-1823)]]'', dans ''[[s:en:Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900|Dictionary of National Biography]]'', vol. 41, 1885-1900}}