| 单词 | paris weight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasParis weight 6. attributive. Designating units of measurement originally used in Paris, and differing from corresponding ones used elsewhere, as Paris foot, †Paris inch, †Paris pint, †Paris weight. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > length of foot > specific Paul's foot1380 Rhineland foot1646 Rhinelandish foot1668 Paris foot1742 Rhenish foot1746 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > pint pint1378 wine-pint1770 reputed pint1787 Paris pint1795 pt.1850 handle1909 1588 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. IV. 322 Ane quarter of an unce Pareis wecht. 1592 A. Munday tr. G. Telin Archaioplutos sig. Ov A pounde and a halfe of Haber du poise weight, lesse then the Paris pynt by eyght ounces. 1624 A. Huntar Treat. Weights & Meas. Scotl. 2 There was also a Trone stone weight which did wey 19 punds and 8 vnces of Parise weight. 1742 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 42 188 The Paris Foot..contains 12·785 English Inches. 1795 Gentleman's Mag. 65 ii. 925 Ten quarts (or Paris pints). 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 19 Oct. 4/5 In Quebec, some land is still legally described using the Paris foot (12.8 inches). < as lemmas |
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