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met-wand

met-wand is the alternative form of metewand.

Meaning of metewand

Noun

metewand (plural metewands)

  1. (obsolete) A measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).
    • A true touchstone , a sure metewand lieth before both their eyesa. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […]...
    Synonyms:
    yardstick

Forms of met-wand

pluralmet-wands

Questions about met-wand

What is met-wand the alternative form of?
Met-wand is the alternative form of metewand.

Words near met-wand in the dictionary

  1. met tet
  2. met up
  3. met with
  4. met-
  5. met-enkephalin
  6. met-wand
  7. met-wands
  8. met.
  9. meta
  10. meta bias
  11. meta biases

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