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Ell :: 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..

Tice :: Tice (n.) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

Thick :: Thick (superl.) Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick..

Saros :: Saros (n.) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years..

Bishop''s Length :: Bishop's length () A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half bishop measures 45 by 56.

Creep :: Creep (v. t.) To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by tendrils, along its length..

Jacent :: "Jacent (a.) Lying at length; as, the jacent posture..

Toweling :: Toweling (n.) Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc..

Slender :: Slender (superl.) Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant..

Long :: Long (superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching..

Longevity :: Longevity (n.) Long duration of life; length of life.

Point :: Point (n.) An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced..

Lurg :: Lurg (n.) A large marine annelid (Nephthys caeca), inhabiting the sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten inches..

Lengthwise :: Lengthwise (adv.) In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.

Hodograph :: Hodograph (n.) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces..

Drawl :: Drawl (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance..

Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid..

Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..

Elongate :: Elongate (a.) Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf..

Cane :: Cane (n.) A local European measure of length. See Canna.

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