| 单词 | roman ounce |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoman ounce Roman ounce n. now historical a Roman unit of weight equal to 1/ 12 of a libra or pound (cf. libra n. 1, pound n.1 1a), reckoned to be close to one ounce avoirdupois (approx. 28.3 gm). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > ounce ouncec1395 oza1475 Roman ounce1565 ora1610 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Talentum The finenesse or basenesse of English money maketh Talentum more or lesse. But any man maye easily caste the value, comparinge the rate of money presently currannt to eight Denarios, whiche was the Romaine ownce. 1686 R. Cumberland Ess. Recovery Jewish Meas. & Weights iv. 107 Both the Roman Ounce, and our Averdupoise Ounce, had their more remote Original from the Eastern Shekel doubled. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 15 The weight of the Denarius, or the seventh part of a Roman Ounce, comes out 624/ 7 grains. 1905 Notes & Queries 25 Feb. 156/2 This division of the Roman ounce into drachms and scruples was applied to other ounces which arose in the Middle Ages. 1986 Omnibus Nov. 17/2 Between 218 and 213 bc the Roman as, then the standard unit of account, had fallen from ten to less than two Roman ounces. < as lemmas |
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