paise

P3A1I1S1E1
/ˈpaɪseɪ//peɪz/

A form of paisa — A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.

UncommonScrabble 7

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paise1

noun
  1. pluralplural of paisa

paise2

nounpaise (plural paises)

plural paises

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of poise.

    Amongst the high munition heap, a mighty marble stone Lay highest, near the pinnacle, a stone of such a paise That one of this time's strongest men with both hands could not raise.

    [1611?], Homer, “Book XII”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC

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