toise
/tɔɪz/
toise noun: a former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
Noun
toise (plural toises)
- A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
- […] the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely […]1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
Forms of toise
| plural | toises |
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Origin of toise
Borrowed from French toise.
Words that rhyme with toise
Questions about toise
- What does toise mean?
- Toise means a former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
- What part of speech is toise?
- Toise is a noun.
- How do you pronounce toise?
- Toise is pronounced /tɔɪz/.
- What is the plural of toise?
- The plural of toise is toises.
Words near toise in the dictionary
Source and license
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