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unce

unce noun: early Modern spelling of ounce.

Noun

unce (plural unces)

  1. Early Modern spelling of ounce.
    • TAke the oyle of Castoreum two vnces, oyle roset, and oyle of better Almondes of eche an vnce, of Aqua vite two vnces, mingle al together and seeth it vntill the Aqua vite be consumed.1562, [Girolamo Ruscelli], anonymous translator, The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Master Alexis of Piemont […], folio 3ʳ
    • […] and when you wil vse it, take of this pouder, iij. Vnces, of Bole armoniack half an vnce, of Puluis alcamisticus one vnce.1563, Thomas Gale, Certaine VVorkes of Chirugerie […], folio 53ᵛ

Forms of unce

pluralunces

Origin of unce

See ounce.

Questions about unce

What does unce mean?
Unce means early Modern spelling of ounce.
What part of speech is unce?
Unce is a noun.
What is the plural of unce?
The plural of unce is unces.

Words near unce in the dictionary

  1. uncautiousness
  2. uncavalier
  3. uncavalierly
  4. uncavitated
  5. UNCDF
  6. unce
  7. unceasable
  8. unceased
  9. unceasing
  10. unceasingly
  11. unceasingness

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