Толковый словарь английского языка - ounce
Ounce
ounce
I. noun see: one Date: 14th century 1. a unit of weight equal to 1/12 troy pound, a unit of weight equal to 1/16 avoirdupois pound, a small amount , fluid ~ , II. noun Etymology: Middle English unce lynx, from Middle French, alteration (by misdivision, as if l'once the ~) of lonce, probably from Old Italian lonza, from Middle Greek lynk-, lynx, from Greek Date: 1774 snow leopard
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1. n. 1 a a unit of weight of one-sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approx. 28 grams). Usage Abbr.: oz. b a unit of one-twelfth of a pound troy or apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 grains (approx. 31 grams). 2 a small quantity. Phrases and idioms fluid ounce Brit. 1 a unit of capacity equal to one-twentieth of a pint (approx. 0.028 litre). 2 US a unit of capacity equal to one-sixteenth of a pint (approx. 0.034 litre). Etymology: ME & OF unce f. L uncia twelfth part of pound or foot: cf. INCH(1) 2. n. an Asian wild cat, Panthera uncia, with leopard-like markings on a cream-coloured coat. Also called mountain panther, snow leopard. Etymology: ME f. OF once (earlier lonce) = It. lonza ult. f. L lynx: see LYNX ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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