aune

[ohn]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aune¹

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

The series’ visual motifs, created with the help of camera operators Brett Hurd and Richard Coy Aune, reinforce the unsettling conditions behind the settlement of the American frontier: “There are many different factions fighting it out, and from that violence, you never know who is going to win. We are on shaky ground, and the constant Dutch angles left or right are a reflection of that,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

State Rep. Ashley Aune, a Democrat from Kansas City and the House minority leader, recalled that one of her first fights as a lawmaker was over the expansion of Medicaid, which voters approved in 2020 but Republican lawmakers refused to fund the following year.

From Salon

“They thought they were being clever — and of course, the courts told them they are not clever. They had to fund it,” Aune said.

From Salon

Missouri Rep. Ashley Aune, a Democrat who is up for reelection this year, said she wants to use the law to make it clear that divorces can be finalized even during pregnancy.

From Seattle Times

Aune said there are also men caught up in the policy, including cases where they’re stuck in a marriage to a wife who is pregnant by another man.

From Seattle Times