English dictionary
tael
/t/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third.
Source: webster1913