alnage

n. 毛织品检验；毛织品检验费

发音

其它 /ˈɔːlnɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

alnages 复数 alnages

别名

aulnage ulnage

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.

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  2. 2.

    A duty paid for such measurement.

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词源

From Middle English aulnage, from Old French alnage, aulnage (modern French aunage), from alne (“ell”), of Germanic origin: compare Old High German elina, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”). See ell.

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