Mēte'wānd, n.
n. [mete and wand.] A staff or rod of a certain length, used as a measure; a measuring rod. [Obs.] Ascham.
The degree of his moral guilt is not the true index or metewand of his condemnation. Coleridge.
n. [mete and wand.] A staff or rod of a certain length, used as a measure; a measuring rod. [Obs.] Ascham.
The degree of his moral guilt is not the true index or metewand of his condemnation. Coleridge.