单词 | meterod |
释义 | † meterodn. Obsolete. A measuring rod. Also figurative: a criterion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick yardc1000 meteyardOE reedc1350 ell-yardc1400 yard-wand14.. scantillona1425 gad1440 metewand1440 meterod1473 rod1473 ell1474 gad-wand1487 ell-wand?a1500 measuring rod1546 scantling1556 metepole1571 meting pole1606 wand1614 yardstick1797 yard-measure1838 gad-stick1866 meting-rod1881 1473 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 82 (MED) Pro greas, tallow, et pakthred, pro carpentariis ac metroddes, et pro j situla pro fonte cementariorum, 15 d. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xl. 5 The meterodde that he had in his honde, was six cubites longe and a spanne. 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 15/1 A metrod, to measure the land with. 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. xli. 92 Measured by the meterod of affection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1473 |
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