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A form of ell — A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.

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Meanings

ells1

noun
  1. pluralplural of ell

    These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.

    1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10

Ells2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Ell
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ells.

ELLs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of ELL

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sell
Cite this entry
APA

ells. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ells

MLA

“ells.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ells. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ells,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ells.

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