ell
ell is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.See L.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- bad
- bias
- bigotry
- box
- breach
- cry
- custom
- encroach
- favor
- favoritism
- for
- foul
- give
- grievance
- has
- heaven
- illegal
- immoral
- impose
- improper
- inch
- inequitable
- iniquitous
- iniquity
- injurious
- injustice
- lamb
- lean
- leaning
- malum
- mile
- more
- nepotism
- not
- objectionable
- observance
- one
- one-sided
- ought
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is ell.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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