English Dictionary: Tael | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tael \Tael\, n. [Malay ta[?]l, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tul[be] a balance, weight, tul to weigh.] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [Written also {tale}.] |