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Aam
noun · 78% connection
A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36 1/2, at Ha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Almude
noun · 78% connection
A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Alnager
noun · 78% connection
A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Arroba
noun · 78% connection
A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Bath
noun · 78% connection
The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Boll
noun · 78% connection
The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Boor
noun · 78% connection
A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Cantarro
noun · 78% connection
A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Chopin
noun · 78% connection
A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Clinker
noun · 78% connection
A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the kiln.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Decalitre
noun · 78% connection
A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is, 2.642 wine gall…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Ell
noun · 78% connection
A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Ethylene
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concen…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Firkin
noun · 78% connection
A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Firlot
noun · 78% connection
A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the imperial b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Fritillaria
noun · 78% connection
A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Melea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Gallon
noun · 78% connection
A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
Hectolitre
noun · 78% connection
A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: liquid, measure, various, countries, europe.
