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alnage
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alnage, n. [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.].
Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement. [1913 Webster]
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