aune

American  

[ohn] / oʊn /

noun

1. an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 centimeters).

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Etymology

Origin of aune

First recorded in 1700–10; from French; Old French aulne, from unattested Frankish alina (cognate with Old High German elina, Old English eln ); ell ²

Example Sentences

Le drapier, parlant des six aunes de drap que lui demande Pathelin, dit � ce brave chaland, en lui pr�sentant son aune � tenir: Prenez-la: nous les aulneron; Si sont elles cy sans rabattre.

From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles

Je vie des visages long comme un aune, change de couleur vingt fois pendant que je parlois.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron