Definitions for: Tael

[n] a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces

Webster (1913) Definition: Tael, n. [Malay ta?l, a certain weight, probably fr.
Hind. tola, Skr. tul[=a] a balance, weight, tul to weigh.]
A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings
sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight
of one ounce and a third. [Written also tale.]

See Also: weight, weight unit