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alnages

alnages is the plural of alnage.

Meaning of alnage

Noun

alnage (plural alnages)

  1. (historical) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.
    • Poets and kings are but the clerks of Time,
      Tiering the same dull webs of discontent,
      Clipping the same sad alnage of the years.1896, Edwin Arlington Robinson, The Clerks
  2. (historical) A duty paid for such measurement.

Questions about alnages

What is alnages the plural of?
Alnages is the plural of alnage.

Words near alnages in the dictionary

  1. alnage
  2. alnager
  3. alnagers
  4. alnagership
  5. alnagerships
  6. alnages
  7. Alnair
  8. Alnath
  9. Alne
  10. alnespirone
  11. Alness

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