toise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɔɪz/
Etymology
Borrowed from French toise.
Meanings
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(historical) A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
[…] the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely […]
1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (20)
uk туаз (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · nn toise (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · nl toise (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · es toesa (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · br tez (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · fr toise (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · tr kulaç (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · ca braça (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · gl braza (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · ru туаз (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · pt toesa (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · zh 土瓦兹 (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · it tesa (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · ca toesa (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · sv toise (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · ja トワーズ (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · es braza (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · ota قولاچ (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · pt braça (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom) · eo klafto (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom)