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Ell vs Dell - What's the difference?

ell | dell |

As a pronoun ell

is (third-person masculine pronoun).

As a proper noun dell is

.

ell

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) eln “unit of measure of 45 inches,” originally “length of the forearm,” from Proto-Indo-European .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A measure for cloth. An English ell' equals 1.25 yards, whereas a Scottish ' ell measures only 1.0335 yards (http://www.onlineunitconversion.com). A Flemish ell measured three quarters, (27 inches).

    • Etymology 2

    From the name of the letter L

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
  • Something that is L-shaped.

    • dell

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • valley
  • * 1794, , lines 49-50
    • To this day they dwell
    In a lonely dell .
  • * Tickell
    • In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
  • (obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Sweet doxies and dells .

    Synonyms

    * dale * dingle * vale * valley * See also