Mismeasure: alternatives and connections

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.…

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.

An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.

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…

The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.

A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry (Mitc…

A genus of naked pteropods. One species (Clione papilonacea), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Gree…

Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure.

To reduce to a common measure.

Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural,…

An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to…

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fi…

A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.

A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.

To measure or determine with a gauge.

Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; di…

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…

A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.