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Pronunciation : Ell
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr. Elbow, Alnage.]
Definition : Defn: A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ell
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: See L.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913