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unces

unces is the plural of unce.

Meaning of unce

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

Questions about unces

What is unces the plural of?
Unces is the plural of unce.

Words near unces in the dictionary

  1. uncertifies
  2. uncertify
  3. uncertifying
  4. uncertitude
  5. uncertitudes
  6. unces
  7. uncessant
  8. uncessantly
  9. uncessantness
  10. UNCF
  11. unch

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