Yard and Ell

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• Yard and Ell — Yard Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yard — Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n., {Gird} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ell —    a traditional unit of length used primarily for measuring cloth. In the English system, one ell equals 20 nails, 45 inches, or 1.25 yards (exactly 1.143 meters). The word comes from the Latin ulna, which originally meant the elbow and is now… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Ell (Scots) — A Scottish ell (Scottish Gaelic: slat thomhais ) was a measurement of length. It was standardised in 1661. It was generally assumed to be the length of someone s average arm, and came from the Latin ulnia , rather than elbow (or Scots elbuck ).It …   Wikipedia

• Golden Yard — Yard Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Under yard — Yard Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yard (beer) — A yard (or yard glass) is a very tall glass used for drinking beer; a yard (or yard of ale) also refers to the (variable) quantity of beer held by such a glass.The glass is approximately 1 yard long (hence the name), shaped with a bulb at the… …   Wikipedia

• Yard glass — Un yard d ale Un yard glass (de l anglais glass signifiant verre, et yard, une unité de longueur) est un très grand verre à bière utilisé pour boire une yard d ale, un type de bierre. Ce verre a habituellement une contenance de 1,4 l …   Wikipédia en Français

• yard — {{11}}yard (n.1) ground around a house, O.E. geard enclosure, garden, court, house, yard, from P.Gmc. *garda (Cf. O.N. garðr enclosure, garden, yard; O.Fris. garda, Du. gaard, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten garden; Goth. gards house …   Etymology dictionary

• Yard — As a measure for cloth, generally 4/5 of an ‘ell’ or 36 37 . ♦ The virile member of a stallion. (Davis, R.H.C. The Medieval Warhorse: Origin, Development and Redevelopment, 137) …   Medieval glossary

• cloth yard — noun : a yard especially for measuring cloth; specifically : a unit of 37 inches equal to the Scotch ell and used also as a length for arrows cloth yard shafts used by English archers at Crécy * * * a unit of measure for cloth, formerly 37 inches …   Useful english dictionary