Definition of contorniate
: encircled by a groove just inside the edge
- a contorniate medal
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Definition of contorniate
plural contorniates
\-ts\
also contorniati
\-ätē\
: a thin bronze contorniate medallion of the Roman Empire first used about the time of Constantine the Great supposedly in connection with a game like chess
Origin and Etymology of contorniate
contorniate from French, from Italian contorniato; contorniato from Italian, from contorniato, adjective
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