ell

n. measure of 45 inches formely used in England厄尔(英国过去使用的长度名，等于45英寸)
△1H.IV.3.3.82(71): “Now as I am a true woman,holland of eightshillings an ell.”我是个诚实女人，那可是八先令一厄尔的细麻布。
△Rom.2.4.90 (83): “O,here’s a wit of chever-el,that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad!”你的俏皮话真像是一块羊羔皮，可以从一英寸窄扯到45英寸宽。(又译：这点俏皮，越扯越长，越拉越多。)
△Com.3.2.112(109): “Nell. sir; but her name and three quar-ters,that’s an ell and three quarters,will not measureher from hip to hip.”她叫奈耳，先生：可是她的名字再加上四分之三（那便是一厄耳又四分之三）还不够量她的臀部一周哩。(按：Nell与an ell同音，拿二者双关取笑。)