English Dictionary: Schene | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Schene \Schene\, n. [L. schoenus, Gr. [?] a rush, a reed, a land measure: cf. F. sch[8a]ne.] (Antiq.) An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia. |