toise
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An old French measure of length about two metres
- noun
- /twaɪz/
- Archaic
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toisa
- Sailors in the 18th century often used the toise to describe the size of ships.
Examples
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Historians found that the bridge was originally measured as 120 toise long.
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The ancient map listed distances in toise rather than in meters.
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One toise is nearly two meters long.
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The ancient castle was measured in toises.
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The old map indicated that the nearby tower was located exactly three toises from the riverbank.
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In historical documents, the length of the room was measured in toises for precise architectural plans.
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When measuring the distance from the village to the castle, the surveyor noted it was about five toises long.
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toise comes from the French word toise, which was the old name for a fixed length in France, much like the English 'yard'. So a toise is an old French unit of length of about 1.949 metres.