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Webster 1913 Edition
Token
To′ken
(tō′k’n)
, Noun.
[OE.
token
, taken
, AS. tācen
; akin to OFries. tēken
, OS. tēkan
, D. teeken
, G. zeichen
, OHG. Zeihhan
, Icel. tākan
, teiken
, Sw. tecken
, Dan. tegn
, Goth. taikns
sign, token, gateihan
to tell, show, AS. teón
to accuse, G. zeihen
, OHG. zīhan
, G. zeigen
to show, OHG. zeigōn
, Icel. tjā
, L. dicere
to say, Gr. δεικνύναι
to show, Skr. diç
. Cf. Diction
, Teach
.] 1.
Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol;
as, the rainbow is a
. token
of God’s covenant established with Noah2.
A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.
This is some
token
from a never friend. Shakespeare
3.
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.
Say, by this
token
, I desire his company. Shakespeare
4.
A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.
☞ It is now made unlawful for private persons to issue tokens.
5.
(Med.)
A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
[Obs.]
Like the fearful
Are mere forerunners of their ends.
tokens
of the plague,Are mere forerunners of their ends.
Beau. & Fl.
6.
(Print.)
Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
7.
(Ch. of Scot.)
A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
8.
(Mining)
A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
Token money
, money which is lawfully current for more than its real value. See , 4.
– Token
, Noun.
Token sheet
(Print.)
, the last sheet of each token.
W. Savage.
To′ken
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tokened
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tokening
.] To betoken.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Token
TOKEN
,Noun.
1.
A sign; something intended to represent or indicate another thing or an event. Thus the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah. The blood of the paschal lamb, sprinkled on the doors of the Hebrews, was a token to the destroying angel of God's will that he should pass by those houses. Gen.9. Ex.12. Show me a token for good. Ps.86.
2.
A mark. In pestilential diseases, tokens are livid spots upon the body, which indicate the approach of death.3.
A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind.4.
In coinage, tokens were coins struck in the reign of Elizabeth in the cities of Bristol, Oxford and Worcester, and also by private persons, which were put into circulation, and upon being returned,the issuer gave the value of them in current money.5.
In printing, ten quires of paper; an extra quire is usually added to every other token, when counted out for the press.