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tael |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tael \Tael\, n. [Malay ta?l, a certain weight, probably fr Hind. tola, Skr. tul[=a] 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tael n : a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
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