Alnage /(ăl"nā̇j)/

Al·nage

Alnage

n.

[OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.]

Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement. (O. Eng. Law)

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