单词 | rhinelandish foot |
释义 | > as lemmasRhinelandish ˈfoot Rhinelandish ˈfoot n. now historical = Rhineland foot n. at Rhineland n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > length of foot > specific Paul's foot1380 Rhineland foot1646 Rhinelandish foot1668 Paris foot1742 Rhenish foot1746 1668*Rhinlandish feete [see main sense]. 1712 J. T. Desaguliers tr. J. Ozanam Cursus Mathematicus V. 105 295566 Rods, or Verges of the Rhine, each of 12 Rheinlandish Feet. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 272/1 The town is enclosed by high mountains, the highest of which (Atriken) is 2072 Rhinelandish (or about 2600 English) feet above the level of the sea. 1992 A. S. Winsnes tr. P. E. Isert Lett. on West Afr. & Slave Trade iii. 57 I have seen one man who when standing was six and one-half Rhinelandish feet tall, and that is certainly a tall man. < as lemmas |
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