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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ell/el/

▶noun a former measure of length used mainly for textiles, normally 45 inches in England and 37 inches in Scotland.

– origin OE eln; from an Indo-Eur. root shared by L. ulna (see ulna); the measure was orig. linked to the length of the human arm or forearm.

'ell' also found in these Oxford entries:

elbow - fathom - ulna

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