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TAEL
tael
(noun) a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tael (plural taels)
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
(Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
Anagrams
• EATL, ETLA, Elta, LATE, TEAL, TEAl, Teal, et al, et al., late, leat, tale, teal, tela
Source: Wiktionary
Tael, n. Etym: [Malay ta, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tula a balance, weight, tul to weigh.]
Definition: A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [Written also tale.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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