英语词汇“alnage”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

alnage

/ˈɔːlnɪdʒ/

(also aulnage) Now historical

noun

1The fee or duty charged for alnage of cloth; the revenue raised by this means.

2The action of formally determining whether woollen cloth conforms to particular standards of shape and quality, as required at various times under British law; attestation that these standards have been achieved, by the affixing of a lead seal.

The original requirement was that cloth should be two ells in width and of uniform quality throughout. The requirements as to width were later relaxed; regulations on quality remained in force until 1724..

Origin

Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman aulnage, alnage, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aunage (French aunage) duty paid per ell on cloth sold, measurement and inspection of cloth from aulner, auner to measure by the ell, to measure (cloth) against a fee + -age.

单词	alnage
释义	alnage /ˈɔːlnɪdʒ/ (also aulnage) Now historical noun 1The fee or duty charged for alnage of cloth; the revenue raised by this means. 2The action of formally determining whether woollen cloth conforms to particular standards of shape and quality, as required at various times under British law; attestation that these standards have been achieved, by the affixing of a lead seal. The original requirement was that cloth should be two ells in width and of uniform quality throughout. The requirements as to width were later relaxed; regulations on quality remained in force until 1724.. Origin Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman aulnage, alnage, Anglo-Norman and Middle French aunage (French aunage) duty paid per ell on cloth sold, measurement and inspection of cloth from aulner, auner to measure by the ell, to measure (cloth) against a fee + -age.
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