2 entries under this word

Pagoda

Pa-gō'dā, n.

noun

n. [Hind. & Per. but-kadah, a house of idols, or abode of God, from Per. but, an idol, and kadah, a house, a temple.]

  1. A temple in the East Indies and China, in which idols are worshiped.
  2. An image of some supposed deity; an idol.

Stillingfleet.

An illustration of a tall multi-tiered pagoda beside a palm tree, with a person standing in the foreground.
Pagoda.

Pa-gō'dā, n.

noun

n. A gold or silver coin, formerly current in Hindostan, of different values in different places, varying from 7s. 4d. sterling, or about $1.75, to 9s., or $2.18.

Homans. Simmonds. Brande.