metewand

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noun

A measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).

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yardstick
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Meanings

nounmetewand (plural metewands)

plural metewands · alternative metwand · alternative mete-wand · alternative met-wand

  1. obsoleteA measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).

    A true touchstone , a sure metewand lieth before both their eyes

    a. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […] John Daye, […], published 1570, →OCLC

    Synonyms: yardstick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA measuring rod (in both its literal and figurative sense).

Similar
yardstick
Also see
yardstick

Origin

From mete + wand.

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APA

metewand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metewand

MLA

“metewand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metewand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metewand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metewand.

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