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Word: ell (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • A measure for cloth. An English '''ell''' equals 1.25 yards, whereas a Scottish '''ell''' measures only 1.0335 yards (http://www.onlineunitconversion.com). A Flemish ell measured three quarters, (27 inches).
  • An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
  • biology a protein found in a Cajal body
  • Something that is L -shaped.

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