'Ell' definitions:
Definition of 'ell'
(from WordNet)
noun
An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Definition of 'Ell'
From: GCIDE
- Ell \Ell\, n. [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG. elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna elbow, ell, Gr. ? elbow. Cf. Elbow, Alnage.] A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'ell'
From: GCIDE
- L \L\ ([e^]l), n.
- 1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing. [Written also ell.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'ell'
From: GCIDE
- L \L\ ([e^]l), n.
- 1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower, or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the main building; a wing. [Written also ell.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also ell.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ell'
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