Alnage

Origin

Old French alnage, aulnage, French aunage, from Old French alne ell, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German elina, Gothic aleina, cubit. See ell.

Full definition of alnage

Noun

1. Measurement (of cloth) by the ell.
• 1896, Edwin Arlington Robinson, The ClerksPoets and kings are but the clerks of Time,Tiering the same dull webs of discontent,Clipping the same sad alnage of the years.
2. A duty paid for such measurement.

Anagrams

• Angela, galena, lagena