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CAROLUS
Charlemagne, Carolus, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great
(noun) king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Carolus (plural Caroluses)
(historical) An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings.
Anagrams
• Lacours, oculars, oscular
Source: Wiktionary
Car"o*lus, n.; pl. E. Caroluses, L. Caroli. Etym: [L., Charles.]
Definition: An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. Told down the crowns and Caroluses. Macawlay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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