Ell
WordNet
noun
(1) An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
WiktionaryText
Abbreviation
- (as ell): ISO-639-2T/3 code for Modern Greek; cf el/gre
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Etymology
From eln “unit of measure of 45 inches,” originally “length of the arm,” from Proto-Indo-European *el- “elbow, forearm”.
Noun
- A measure for cloth. An English ell equals 1.25 yards, whereas a Scottish ell measures only 1.0335 yards (http://www.onlineunitconversion.com). A Flemish ell measured three quarters, (27 inches).
- An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Something that is L -shaped.