aune
/ohn/US // oʊn //
琥
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches.
Examples
Britton, i. 189, tells us that the aune contains two cubits and two thumbs (inches).
As for Perrault, he probably drew from a popular tradition his Aune de Boudin.
From Aune we had a terrible drive over a road in the making.
At Aune we met two very handsome Norwegians, who were crossing the country on foot.
His letter to Aune could not fail to be circulated through the army.
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