Definition of ell

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Ell (n.) 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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Sensibly :: Sensibly (adv.) With intelligence or good sense; judiciously.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals..
Mitome :: Mitome (n.) The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.
Moly :: Moly (n.) A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe..
Inexistent :: Inexistent (a.) Inherent; innate; indwelling.
Barrelling :: Barrelling () of Barre.
Alveolus :: Alveolus (n.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil.
Cosmoline :: Cosmoline (n.) A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly..
Sulphocyanate :: Sulphocarbonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid, H2CSO2 (called also thiocarbonic acid), or an acid, H2CS3, analogous to carbonic acid, obtained as a yellow oily liquid of a pungent odor, and forming salts..
Gentisin :: Gentisin (n.) A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also gentianin..
Bump :: Bump (n.) A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance..
Alnager :: Alnager (n.) A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal..
Exaction :: Exaction (n.) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion..
Gruyere Cheese :: Gruyere cheese () A kind of cheese made at Gruyere, Switzerland. It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkase..
Discal :: Discal (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal cells..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc..
Quick-scented :: Quick-scented (a.) Acute of smell.
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material..
Cellepore :: Cellepore (n.) A genus of delicate branching corals, made up of minute cells, belonging to the Bryozoa..
Guhr :: Guhr (n.) A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher..
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