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oz
[a. It. ōz or ōz̄, 15th c. abbreviation of onza, onze.]
An abbreviation used for ‘ounce’, ‘ounces’, esp. after a number, as in 3 lb. 8 oz.
(For Italian MS. forms of the abbreviation, see Cappelli Dizionario di Abbreviature, Milano, 1899. In MS. the z had the lengthened form, its tail being usually carried in a circle under, round, and over the o, so as to form the line of contraction over the word. Cf. the analogous (13–15th c.) ways of writing lb. for libra, libre pound, pounds.)
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VIII 257 b, A C. liii. ounces in golden plate, and .iiii. M. iii. oz in gylte plate. 1891Penny Postage Jubilee 173 A letter of ½ oz. to Hong-Kong is..2½d. |