单词 | stelleer |
释义 | † stelleern. Obsolete. rare. A steelyard. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > equipment for weighing > [noun] > a weighing apparatus > steelyard statera?a1560 pundler1575 Roman balance1585 Roman beam1611 stelleer1611 Venice beam1611 steelyard1639 bismar1701 Roman steelyard1730 staff-bismara1733 weigh-beam1804 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Crochet,..also, a Roman beame, a Stelleere. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Romaine, a Roman beame, a Stelleere. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. Acct. Money Asia 9 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. The Chineses..carry their weights always along with them, being like a Roman Beam, or a Stelleer [Fr. une petite romaine], about eight Inches long, with which they weigh all the Gold and Silver which they receive. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Stelleer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1611 |
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