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Webster 1913 Edition
Exergue
Ex-ergue′
,Noun.
[F., fr. Gr. [GREEK] out + [GREEK] work; lit., out work, i. e., accessory work. See
Work
.] (Numis.)
The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver’s name, etc., or other subsidiary matter.
Fairholt.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exergue
EXER'GUE
,Noun.