† 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).

单词	scriptule
释义	† 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). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > scruple scriple?a1425 scruple1564 scriptule1601 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). < n.1601
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