doubloon
noun
dou·bloon
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Definition of doubloon
: an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
Examples of doubloon in a Sentence
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Not gold doubloons, but old rum bottles and crockery that workers would come across. — Jonathan Levin, latimes.com, "Mystery surrounds Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean," 12 July 2019 The krewe threw a special doubloon featuring the late musician Pete Fountain that looks like a little gold record. — Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, "Superkrewe of Orpheus rolls in New Orleans: See photos from the parade," 13 Feb. 2018 Its 14 floats rolled down St. Charles Avenue on Valentine's Day in 1982, with plastic hearts and the usual beads and doubloons as throws. — James Karst, NOLA.com, "The star-crossed Krewe of Icarius," 12 Feb. 2018 The king, queen, captains and krewe all had different doubloons to throw. — Chris Granger, NOLA.com, "Mardi Gras costumes on display in the French Quarter: Photo gallery," 13 Feb. 2018 But like that buccaneer’s life, question marks far outnumber facts and doubloons. — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, "N.C.'s haul from ‘native son’ Blackbeard's 300th anniversary: Tourist gold," 22 June 2018 Plush toys in the shape of a peacock - representing Argus - will be among the unique throws this season, joining the traditional doubloons and a variety of colorful beads. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Meet the exuberant Krewe of Argus King XXXIV Michael Maenza," 11 Feb. 2018 It is represented on Irish coins, called doubloons, and on the green flag that preceded the present day tricolor. — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, "St. Patrick's Day puts Irish symbols, traditions in the spotlight," 14 Mar. 2018 Shortly after her diagnosis, the family visited Disneyland and stayed in the Pirates of the Caribbean suite at Disneyland Hotel, decorated with gold doubloons and movie props. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Backyard pirate ship is sanctuary for San Marcos girl fighting leukemia," 17 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doubloon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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