ounce

noun

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

   noun.quantity

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms oz.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

   noun.animal

   Synonyms panthera uncia snow leopard

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437&?; grains.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

5. A feline quadruped (<i>Felis irbis, or uncia</i>) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The <i>ounce</i> is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also <i>once</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913