GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Ell (?), n. [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr.  elbow.  Cf. Elbow, Alnage.] A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
   
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   Ell, n. (Arch.) See L.
   
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   L (ĕl), n.
   1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing. [Written also ell.]
   
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   2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.]
   
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