English Dictionary: Toise | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Toise \Toise\, n. [F., fr. LL. tesa, fr. L. tensus, fem. tensa, p. p. of tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tense}, a.] An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet. |