Ēll, n.

n. [A-S. eln, D. ell, elle, N. H. Ger. elle, O. H. Ger. elina, elna, Goth. aleina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Lat. ulna, Gr. ὠλίνη. Cf. ELBOW.] A measure, of different lengths in different countries, used chiefly for measuring cloth. The English ell is 45 inches; the Flemish ell, 27; the Scotch, 37.2; the French, 54.