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\mˈakjʊlˌe͡əɹ ˈɛm ˈɛm], \mˈakjʊlˌeəɹ ˈɛm ˈɛm], \m_ˈa_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌeə_ɹ ˈɛ_m ˈɛ_m]\
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This letter, used as a Roman numeral, stands for one thousand. It was also, In old English law, a brand or stigma impressed upon the brawn of the thumb of a person convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy. This letter was sometimes put on the face of treasury notes of the United States, and signifies that the treasury note bears interest at the rate of one mill per centum, and not one per centum interest. U. S. v. Hardy- man, 13 Pet. 176, 10 L. Ed. 113.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.