Toise

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔɪz/

Origin

From French toise.

Full definition of toise

Noun

1. a former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres
• 1997: the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon----