a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches in England and 37 inches in Scotland 厄尔(主要用来测量织物的长度单位,等于6手宽,长度因地而异,但在英格兰通常约等于45英寸,在苏格兰约为37英寸)
语源
Old English eln, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ulna (see ulna). Compare with elbow and also with cubit (the measure was originally linked to the length of the human arm or forearm)