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Definitions for: Ell
[n] an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Webster (1913) Definition: Ell, n. [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG.
elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna
elbow, ell, Gr. ? elbow. Cf. Elbow, Alnage.]
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.
Ell, n. (Arch.)
See L.
See Also: annex, annexe, extension, wing
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