avoirdupois

[ av-er-duh-poiz ]

/ ˌæv ər dəˈpɔɪz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR avoirdupois ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

avoirdupois weight.

Informal. body weight: He carries around a lot of excess avoirdupois.

Origin of avoirdupois

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English avoir de pois literally, “goods of weight, property of weight,” from Old French aver “goods, property,” equivalent to avoir (earlier aveir, from Latin habēre “to have”) + de “of” (from Latin dē ) + pois (earlier peis, from Latin pēnsum “something weighed, weight,” from pendere “to weigh, weigh out”)

Words nearby avoirdupois

avoidance, avoidance play, avoidant, avoidant personality, avoid like the plague, avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight, Avon, Avon Lake, à votre santé, avouch

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Example sentences from the Web for avoirdupois

Its owner seems to take as much pride in her bones as the big girls of Rubens could take in their avoirdupois.
Skin, Bones and Beauty|Blake Gopnik|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The officer is valuable for his dignity, avoirdupois, "bracelets," and other accessories.
Courts and Criminals|Arthur Train
She had so far successfully fought down an hereditary tendency to avoirdupois.
By the Light of the Soul|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
But before going, several of us stepped upon the scales to note the effect the climate would have upon our avoirdupois.
To and Through Nebraska|Frances I. Sims Fulton

The photograph was made last December, when I was, so to speak, at my perihelion in the matter of avoirdupois.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
The production of silver in the Altai mines is about a thousand and fifty poods annually, or forty thousand pounds avoirdupois.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox

British Dictionary definitions for avoirdupois

avoirdupois

avoirdupois weight

/ (ˌævədəˈpɔɪz, ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː) /

noun

a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 tonAbbreviation: avdp, avoir

Word Origin for avoirdupois

C14: from Old French aver de peis goods of weight

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Medical definitions for avoirdupois

avoirdupois

[ ăv′ər-də-poiz′ ]

n.

Avoirdupois weight.

单词	avoirdupois
释义	avoirdupois [ av-er-duh-poiz ] / ˌæv ər dəˈpɔɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR avoirdupois ON THESAURUS.COM noun avoirdupois weight. Informal. body weight: He carries around a lot of excess avoirdupois. Origin of avoirdupois First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English avoir de pois literally, “goods of weight, property of weight,” from Old French aver “goods, property,” equivalent to avoir (earlier aveir, from Latin habēre “to have”) + de “of” (from Latin dē ) + pois (earlier peis, from Latin pēnsum “something weighed, weight,” from pendere “to weigh, weigh out”) Words nearby avoirdupois avoidance, avoidance play, avoidant, avoidant personality, avoid like the plague, avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight, Avon, Avon Lake, à votre santé, avouch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for avoirdupois Its owner seems to take as much pride in her bones as the big girls of Rubens could take in their avoirdupois. Skin, Bones and Beauty\|Blake Gopnik\|August 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The officer is valuable for his dignity, avoirdupois, "bracelets," and other accessories. Courts and Criminals\|Arthur Train She had so far successfully fought down an hereditary tendency to avoirdupois. By the Light of the Soul\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman But before going, several of us stepped upon the scales to note the effect the climate would have upon our avoirdupois. To and Through Nebraska\|Frances I. Sims Fulton The photograph was made last December, when I was, so to speak, at my perihelion in the matter of avoirdupois. Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions\|Slason Thompson The production of silver in the Altai mines is about a thousand and fifty poods annually, or forty thousand pounds avoirdupois. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life\|Thomas Wallace Knox British Dictionary definitions for avoirdupois avoirdupois avoirdupois weight / (ˌævədəˈpɔɪz, ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː) / noun a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 tonAbbreviation: avdp, avoir Word Origin for avoirdupois C14: from Old French aver de peis goods of weight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to avoirdupois weight, heftiness, fat, bulk, ponderosity, fatness, heft, bulkiness, weightiness, hugeness Medical definitions for avoirdupois avoirdupois [ ăv′ər-də-poiz′ ] n. Avoirdupois weight. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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avoirdupois

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avoirdupois weight

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Medical definitions for avoirdupois

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