单词 | lagen |
释义 | lagenn. Obsolete exc. Historical. A liquid measure (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure cowl1467 bushel1483 lagen1570 homerkin1662 litron1725 pound-pint1901 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Niv/2 A Laggon, lagena. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. P2v/1 Clerk of the market..is an officer..whose dutie is to take charge of the kings measures..as of elns, yards, lagens. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Lagen..a measure of six Sextaries. 1841 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1879) I. 237 With an obligation to sell their ale to the abbott at the rate of a lagen and a half for a penny. 1891 J. Tait Two Cent. Border Ch. Life II. 218 The lagan was equal to 7 quarts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1570 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。