sterling
1. ster.ling \'st*r-lin\ n [ME] 1: British money 2: sterling silver or articles of it 2. sterling \-lin-le-\ aj 1a: of, relating to, or calculated in terms of British sterling 1b: payable in sterling of silver 2a: having a fixed standard of purity usu. defined legally as represented by an alloy of 925 parts of silver with 75 parts of copper 2b: made of sterling silver 3: conforming to the highest standard - ster.ling.ly av