ells
noun
Meaning
- A measure for cloth. An English ell was 1 1/4 yards (45 inches), whereas a Scottish ell measured only about 37 inches and a Flemish ell was 3/4 yard (27 inches).
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
- An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Something that is L-shaped.
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