ell Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

WordNet

Ell noun
Etymology
AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr. elbow. Cf. Elbow, Alnage.
Definitions
  1. A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
Ell noun
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) See L.

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