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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. See L.
  3. n. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  4. 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. See L.
  5. A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of differentlengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, theDutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
  6. n:100 n. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building