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Ell vs Elm - What's the difference?

ell | elm |

As nouns the difference between ell and elm

is that ell is 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) while elm is a tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

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.

    • elm

    English

    (wikipedia elm)

    Noun

  • (lb) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.
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  • *:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm', with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall ' elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
  • Wood from an elm tree.

    • Derived terms

    * * * Dutch elm disease * * * * * Siberian elm *

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * keyaki, kiaki * zelkova

    Anagrams

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