[Fr.; for etymol. see ALNAGE.] An ell; an obsolete French cloth measure, which varied in length in different localities.
1706. Lond. Gaz., No. 4218/3. Five Auns of Shalloon.
1812. J. Smyth, Pract. Customs, 111. To measure … Linen, in order to check the quantity of Aunes or Ells marked thereon.
