virgate

(Anglais)

Noun

The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.
2. (not-comparable) Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/vɜɹˈɡeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin virgāta, "yard" compared to "virga" as a measuring rod. Doublet of vergée.

Concepts

en ligne droite

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