English

Etymology
French toise#French|toise.

Pronunciation
IPA|/t�ɪz/

Noun
en-noun

1. a former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres

#:*1997: the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely � Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

French

Etymology
Old French teise (cognate with Italian tesa), from Latin tesa (brachia) �outstretched (arms)�, from tendere �stretch�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/twaz/

Noun
toise f

1. a toise#English|toise
2. a height gauge

fr:toise
ru:toise
vi:toise

• 2006-11-15 09:31 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[ru:toise]]

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