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ell ell 7 [ell ells] BrE [el] NAmE [el] noun a unit used in the past for measuring cloth, equal to about 45 inches or 115 centimetres Word Origin: Old English eln, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ulna (see ↑ulna). Compare with ↑elbow and also with ↑cubit (the measure was originally linked to the length of the human arm or forearm).
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