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metewand

metewand noun: a measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).

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

Synonyms of metewand

Forms of metewand

pluralmetewands
alternative formmetwand
alternative formmete-wand
alternative formmet-wand

Origin of metewand

From mete + wand.

Questions about metewand

What does metewand mean?
Metewand means a measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).
What part of speech is metewand?
Metewand is a noun.
What is the plural of metewand?
The plural of metewand is metewands.

Words near metewand in the dictionary

  1. metest
  2. metestrus
  3. meteth
  4. metethereal
  5. metethoheptazine
  6. metewand
  7. metewands
  8. meteyard
  9. meteyards
  10. Meteș
  11. metflurazon

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