Look up: ell

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   Ell
   The ell was an English unit of measurement for cloth fixed at 45 inches by Henry I in 1101. The French ell (or aune) was 46.79 inches in length. The Swiss aune is 47.25 inches.
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   Ell
   Lengths: 3 feet 9 inches. Measurement of cloth. Double forearm.
   Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.h
   
   
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   ell
   [n] - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
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   Ell
   See Elbow.
   Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/
   
   
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   Ell
   an American term for a single storey addition to a building, usually containing a kitchen, which is at right angles to the existing building, thereby creating an 'ell' shape. Also a unit of measurement based on the length of an arm, and therefore a bit over a yard, mostly used for measuring c...
   Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
   
   
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   Ell
   Ell noun [ Anglo-Saxon eln ; akin to Dutch el , elle , German elle , Old High German elina , Icelandic alin , Danish alen , Swedish aln , Goth. alenia , Latin ulna elbow, ell, Greek ... elbow. Confer Elbow , Alnage .] A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; th ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/22
   
   
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   Ell
   Ell noun (Architecture) See L .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/22
   
   
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   ell
   noun an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
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   Ell
   An `ell` (from Proto-Indo-European *el- `elbow, forearm), when used as an English unit of length, is usually 45 inches, `i.e.` 1.143 m (for the international inch). It was mainly used in the tailoring business but is now obsolete. It was derived from the length of the arm from the shoulder (or the elbow) to the wrist, although the exact length was never defined in English law. Several different national forms existed, with different lengths, inc...
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    ELL
    `Ell` or `ELL` may refer to: In `science` and `technology`: * Ell, a measure of length * Ell (Scottish length), a Scottish measure of length * Ell (architecture), a wing of a building In `places`: * Ell, Luxembourg, a commune and town in Luxembourg * Ell (Netherlands), a Dutch town In `people`: * Henry Ell (1862 - 1934), New Zealand politician * Carl Stephens Ell, American academic In `transport`: *East London Line, a line of the London Unde...
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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. • (n.) See L.
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    ell
    (from the article `measurement system`) ...enforced rigid uniformity on merchants of all nationalities within the fairgrounds and had some effect on standardizing differences among regions, ...
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    Ell
    An extension of a building at right angles to its length.
    Found on http://www.pmel.org/Roofing-Glossary.htm
    
    
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    ELL
    See English language learner.
    Found on http://www.ldonline.org/glossary
    
    
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    ELL
    English Language Learners (ELLs) are students whose first language is not English and who are in the process of learning English. Also see LEP.
    Found on http://dcsd.k12.nv.us/pdc/eslterms.htm