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单词 scriptule
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scriptulen.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scrīptulum, scrīpulum.
Etymology: < classical Latin scrīptulum, variant (in Varro, as cited by a 4th-cent. grammarian) of scrīpulum scriple n. Compare earlier scriple n., scruple n.1
Obsolete.
A unit of apothecaries' weight; = scruple n.1 1a (1.296 grams).
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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iii. 463 A scriptule [Fr. scrupule; L. scripulum] of gold was taxed and valued at twentie sesterces.
1685 W. S. App. touching Weights & Measures 5 in tr. J. Mayow Ῥαχιτιδολογία From this Minute Weight, viz. a Grain, do arise the greater, (that is to say) the Scriptule or Scruple, the Drachm or Dram, the Ounce, and the Pound.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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