Ell 1555740 225859132 2008-07-15T19:01:09Z CarsracBot 6929011 robot Adding: [[el:Αρσίν]] {{otheruses|ELL}} {{redirect|Ells|the American businessperson|Steve Ells}} {{Vitruvian_Man_Measurements}} [[Image:Ell.jpg|thumb|200px|One ell, when used as an alias for the [[cubit]].]] An '''ell''' (from Proto-Indo-European *el- "elbow, forearm"), when used as an English unit of length, is usually 45 [[inch]]es, ''i.e.'' [[1 E0 m|1.143 m]] (for the international inch). It was mainly used in the [[tailor]]ing business but is now obsolete. It was derived from the length of the arm from the shoulder (or the elbow) to the wrist, although the exact length was never defined in English law. Several different national forms existed, with different lengths, including the [[Ell (Scots)|Scottish ell]] (approximately 37 inches), the [[Flanders|Flemish]] ell (approximately 27 inches) and the [[Poland|Polish]] ell (0.78 metres, approximately 31 inches). Sometimes ''ell'' is used as an alias for the [[cubit]]. An '''ell-wand''' or '''ellwand''' was a rod of length one ell used for official measurement. [[Edward I of England]] required that every town have one. In Scotland, the Belt of [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]] was called "the King's Ellwand."<ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/ell-wand.html infoplease.com], ''OED'' ''s.'' Ell-wand. </ref><ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/89685.html cricinfo]</ref> {{reflist}} [[Category:Human-based units of measure]] [[Category:Obsolete units of measure]] [[br:Gwalenn]] [[cs:Loket (délková míra)]] [[da:Alen]] [[de:Elle (Einheit)]] [[el:Αρσίν]] [[fr:Aune]] [[it:Auna]] [[sw:Ziraa]] [[nl:El (lengtemaat)]] [[ja:エル (単位)]] [[no:Alen]] [[nn:Alen]] [[pl:Łokieć (miara)]] [[simple:Ell]] [[sl:Vatel]] [[sv:Aln]] [[tr:Arşın]]