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CIDE DICTIONARY

lombard-house

CIDE DICTIONARY

lombard-housen. [F. or D. lombard. See Lombard, n.].
  •  A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de piété.  [1913 Webster]

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