| 释义 |
▪ I. garce|gɑːs|
Also garse.
[a. Telugu gārisa (Yule).]
‘A cubic measure for rice, etc. in use on the Madras coast, as usual varying much in value. Buchanan (infra) treats it as a weight’ (Yule).
1752T. Brooks Weights & Meas. E. Ind. 6 Grain Measures..1 Garse, 8400 lbs. 0 oz. Avoirdupoise. 1759in A. Dalrymple Orient. Repert. (1793) I. 120 Rice may be bought for about 12 Pagodas a Garce. 1807F. Buchanan Journ. Mysore etc. I. 6 The proper native weights..are..20 Baruays (Candies) 1 Gursay, called by the English Garse..The Garse [is] nearly 1205 lbs. 1811P. Kelly Univ. Cambist I. 121 Madras..The Garce, corn measure, contains 80 Parahs or 400 Marcals. Ibid., Madras..The Gursay (called by the English Garce) contains 20 Baruays.
▪ II. garce
var. garse n. Obs. |