aunen.

Brit.

/əʊn/, U.S.

/oʊn/

Forms: late Middle English awne, late Middle English 1600s– aune, 1700s aun.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aune.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French aune (see ell n.¹). Compare earlier alnage n. N.E.D. (1885) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ōn) /oːn/.

Now historical.

In France and French-speaking countries: a measure of length used chiefly for textiles, varying locally and according to the textile, but typically in the range 55-195 centimetres (approx. 1.8-6.4 feet).The aune usuelle, established in France in 1812, was given the value of 120 centimetres (approx. 3.9 feet).

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1481 R. Cely Let. 22 Nov. in Cely Lett. (1975) 125 Hyt ys informyd howr father at ther ys myche Normandy canwhas at Calles: he wyll that ȝe by for hym iij^c awnys and send them be the wholschypys.

1487 Cely Papers in Eng. Stud. (1961) 42 147 For iiij^xx and x aunys off kannyvas, pryse the aune.

1661 R. Southwell in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) I. 459 I had the honour to be invited..to..see the observations they tooke with severall Prospective glasses, of Saturne. the longest being of some 18 braces, or 9 french-aunes.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. i. iv. 17 Cloath is sold there by the Pick, which is a measure much about two thirds of a French Aune [Fr. aune].

1706 London Gaz. No. 4218/3 Five Auns of Shalloon.

1786 T. Barclay Let. 10 Sept. in T. Jefferson Papers (1954) X. 348 Measure [in Mogadore]. The Condre or Calà 2¼ of which make a french Aun, or 1¾ an English Ell nearly.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 111 To measure..Linen, in order to check the quantity of Aunes or Ells marked thereon.

1886 Rep. Secretary Treasury 65 A specific duty of 2.1 cents per 1,000 stitches, 1 aune, and 11.26 cents per pound.

1920 Weights & Meas. (U.S. Dept. Commerce Misc. Publ. 41) 133 They standardized the aune at 120 centimeters.

2002 New Yorker 14 Oct. 213/1 The length of an aune—the old French yard, used for measuring cloth—depended on which type of cloth was being measured, which town the cloth was being measured in, and whether the cloth was sold wholesale or retail, among other factors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aune
释义	aunen. Brit. /əʊn/, U.S. /oʊn/ Forms: late Middle English awne, late Middle English 1600s– aune, 1700s aun. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aune. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French aune (see ell n.¹). Compare earlier alnage n. N.E.D. (1885) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (ōn) /oːn/. Now historical. In France and French-speaking countries: a measure of length used chiefly for textiles, varying locally and according to the textile, but typically in the range 55-195 centimetres (approx. 1.8-6.4 feet).The aune usuelle, established in France in 1812, was given the value of 120 centimetres (approx. 3.9 feet). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > French units aune1481 toise1604 cane1653 1481 R. Cely Let. 22 Nov. in Cely Lett. (1975) 125 Hyt ys informyd howr father at ther ys myche Normandy canwhas at Calles: he wyll that ȝe by for hym iij^c awnys and send them be the wholschypys. 1487 Cely Papers in Eng. Stud. (1961) 42 147 For iiij^xx and x aunys off kannyvas, pryse the aune. 1661 R. Southwell in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) I. 459 I had the honour to be invited..to..see the observations they tooke with severall Prospective glasses, of Saturne. the longest being of some 18 braces, or 9 french-aunes. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. i. iv. 17 Cloath is sold there by the Pick, which is a measure much about two thirds of a French Aune [Fr. aune]. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4218/3 Five Auns of Shalloon. 1786 T. Barclay Let. 10 Sept. in T. Jefferson Papers (1954) X. 348 Measure [in Mogadore]. The Condre or Calà 2¼ of which make a french Aun, or 1¾ an English Ell nearly. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 111 To measure..Linen, in order to check the quantity of Aunes or Ells marked thereon. 1886 Rep. Secretary Treasury 65 A specific duty of 2.1 cents per 1,000 stitches, 1 aune, and 11.26 cents per pound. 1920 Weights & Meas. (U.S. Dept. Commerce Misc. Publ. 41) 133 They standardized the aune at 120 centimeters. 2002 New Yorker 14 Oct. 213/1 The length of an aune—the old French yard, used for measuring cloth—depended on which type of cloth was being measured, which town the cloth was being measured in, and whether the cloth was sold wholesale or retail, among other factors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1481
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