Ell
[el]
Definition
(noun.) an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building.
Typist: Phil--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Wesley
Examples
- We-ell, ye-es,' he returned, thinking about it, not quite satisfied with the phrase: 'or perhaps I might say, if it was in him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Give him an inch, and he'll take an ell. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The latest improvements in Revolvers were contrived by Mr. Josiah Ells, of Pittsburg, North America, as specified in a patent obtained for him by the author, in his own name, in 1855. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
Editor: Vlad