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Alnage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A measuring by the ell.

Alnage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.

Alnager [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statute, 11 and 12. Will. 3. No duty or office of this kind exists in the United States.

Alnager [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.