1. plural of schilling; former monetary units of various countries, especially Austria and Germany before the euro
Usage: historical
2. plural of schilling; former British coins worth one-twentieth of a pound
Usage: historical; British

Examples

• The old Austrian schillings were replaced by euros in 2002.
• He found some German schillings in his grandfather’s coin collection.
• Before decimalization, twelve pence made one of the British schillings.
• The antique shop priced the item at fifty schillings.
• Tourists could no longer exchange schillings after the currency change.
• The museum displayed various European schillings from different eras.