virgate

Meaning

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.

Translations

βεργολυγερός

مستقيم

ίσια

en ligne droite

sluik

iskontosuz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɜɹˈɡeɪt/

Etymology

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