a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the foot of the figure of Algar (Ethelgar) carved on the base of a column in old St Paul's…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > length of foot > specific (5) Paul's foot1380 a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the foot of the figure of Algar (Ethelgar) carved on the base of a column in old St Paul's… Rhineland foot1646 a unit of length equal to 12.3557 inches (approx. 31.4 cm). Rhinelandish foot1668 = Rhineland foot n. at Rhineland, n. 2. Paris foot1742 attributive. Designating units of measurement originally used in Paris, and differing from corresponding ones used elsewhere, as Paris foot, †Paris… Rhenish foot1746 In the names of units of measurement formerly used in the regions around the River Rhine. Esp. in Rhenish foot n. = Rhineland foot n. at Rhineland, n.… |
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