Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.
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Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law. | A duty paid for such measurement.
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