toise
noun
ˈtȯiz
plural -s
: an old French unit of length equal to 6 French feet, 6.396 U.S. feet, or 1.949 meters
Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tensa, tesa, from Latin tensa, feminine of tensus, past participle of tendere to stretch
- lantanas
- lanterloo
- lantern
- lantern clock
- lantern fish
- lantern flounder
- lantern fly
- lantern gurnard
- lantern jaw
- lantern light
- lantern pinion
- lantern ring
- lantern shell
- lantern slide
- lantern sprat
- lantern-jawed
- lanterned
- lanternfishes
- lanternflies
- lanternflyes
- lanternflys
- lanterning
- lanternists
- lanternleaf
- lanternman