-
known later as the
Scotch ell＝37·06;
and the
cloth ell of 45 in., used
until 1600. See
yard for details. The
Scottish ell (Scottish Gaelic: slat Albannach)...
- race. The
yard continued till the
reign of
Henry VII., when the
ell was introduced, that
being a
yard and a quarter, or 45 inches. The
ell was borrowed...
- "Cambridge
yard (gl****)"
and an "
ell gl****". It is ****ociated by
legend with
stagecoach drivers,
though was
mainly used for
drinking feats and special toasts...
- merging. ›
Ell Roberson III (born
August 13, 1980) is a
former American football quarterback.
Roberson pla**** in
college at
Kansas State University and had a...
- The
units of
linear measure have
changed the
least – the
yard (which
replaced the
ell)
and the
chain were
measures derived in England. The foot used...
- The
Composition of
Yards and Perches (Latin:
Compositio Ulnarum et Perticarum) or the
Statute of
Ells and Perches was a
medieval English statute defining...
-
English and Latin copies, some
which omit
mention of
London and describe "the
measure held at Winchester", an
indication that a
standard ell or
yard was nominally...
- edge
and tied
around the head. Both are 3
yards of
ell-width
fabric sewn
together down the middle,
creating an
overall width of 2
and a half
yards. He...
-
quarterback Ell Roberson rushed 32
yards for a touchdown,
pulling Kansas State to
within 20–14. The
defenses held in the
third quarter,
and the
score remained...
- 10/11 of the old (Belgic) foot. The barleycorn, inch,
ell,
and yard were
likewise shrunk,
while rods
and furlongs remained the same. The
ambiguity over the...
