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Ell
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
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Alnage, or Auinage
Alnage, or Auinage [fr. aune, Fr., an ell], a measure, particularly the measuring with an ell, Cowel.
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Half-notes
Half-notes. Sending the halves of bank notes is no payment, and the property in the meantime remains in the sender, Smith v. Mundy, (1860) 3 Ell & Ell 22. But see Redmayne v. Burton Lloyd &...
impanel
impanel or em·pan·el [im-, em-] vt -eled or: -elled -el·ing or: -el·ling : to form (a jury) esp. by summoning and selecting the members ;specif : to enroll (a list of selected jurors) in a court...
Ellwand
Formerly a measuring rod an ell long
Aulnager
Aulnager [fr. ulna, Lat., an ell], an ancient officer appointed by the king, whose business it was to measure all woollen-cloth made for sale, that the Crown might not be defrauded of customs and duties, Termes...
Fall of land
Fall of land, a quantity of land six ells square superficial measure.
Ulna ferrea
Ulna ferrea, the standard ell of iron, which was kept in the Exchequer for the rule of measure, Dugd. Mon. ii. 383.
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