(1):
(n.) An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; - often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston.
(2):
(n.) A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.
(3):
(n.) A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.
(4):
(n.) A headpiece; a helmet.
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