alnage

== English == === Alternative forms === ulnage (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English aulnage, from Old French alnage, aulnage (modern French aunage), from alne (“ell”), of Germanic origin: compare Old High German elina, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”). See ell. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːlnɪd͡ʒ/ === Noun === alnage (plural alnages) (historical) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law. (historical) A duty paid for such measurement. ==== Derived terms ==== alnager === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 248. “alnage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Angela, Galena, anlage, galena, lagena