shilling mark

English

Etymology

A development of the long s ⟨ſ⟩, an abbreviation of Latin solidus, used to mark the amount of shillings in a sum. Formerly also the slash in all its uses, but this extended sense was taken on by the term solidus.

Noun

shilling mark (plural shilling marks)

1. (UK, typography, historical) Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.

Synonyms

• See slash

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "shilling, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1914.