An Easy Entrance to the Latin Tongue, 2 (vocabulary) · English-Latin glossary lists · Glossary list 43
43. Of Weights and Meaſures.
43. De Pondéribus & Mensúris.
THe meaſure whereby wee buy and ſell neceſſaries for life, Metrum bióticum.
a balance, or pair of weighſcales, Libra, ae. f.
a great pair of balances, Trútina, ae. f.
a pair of gold weights, Trútina monetária.
the Romane balance ſuch as braſiers uſe, Trútina campána.
the beam of the weigh-ſcales, Jugum, gi. n.
the beam of the Romane balance Scapus, pi m.
the counterpoiſ, Aequipóndiu…, ii. n.
even weights, Aequilíbrium, ii
the remedie, or that which is put into the ſcale to make even weight, Sa…óma, ătis. n
the handle of the balance, Anſa, ae. f.
to tongue of the balance, Exámen, ĭnis. n.
the ſcale of a balance, Lanx.
a bag to put the balance in, Trytódoche, es f.
an hundred weight, Pondu… centenárium.
a braſiers weights, Portátilis libra.
to weigh, Pendo, is, pependi.
to weigh down, Póndero, …s.
to out-weigh, Praepondero, as.
to make weight, Libro, as, avi. lead-weights, Libramenta plumbi.
a grain,
Momentum, ti. n.
Granum, ni. n.
a caract, Siliquae, ae. f.
two grains, Aeréolus, li. m.
a ſcruple, Scrupulus, li. m.
a drachm, Drachma, ae. f.
the third part of an ounce, Duella, ae. f.
the fourth part of an ounce, Sicílicus, ci. m.
the ſixth part of an ounce, or four ſcruples, Séxtula, ae. f.
half an ounce, Semúncia, ae. f.
an ounce, Uncía, ae. f.
an ounce and a half, Seſc…ncia, ae. f.
two ounces, Sextans, tis. m.
three ounces, Triens, tis. m.
four ounces, Quadrans, tis. m.
five ounces, Qu…ncun…, cis. m.
ſix ounces, Selíbra. Semiſſis.
ſeven ounces, Septunx, uncis. m
eight ounces, Bes, beſſis. m.
nine ounces, Dodrans, tis. m.
ten ounces, Dextans, tis. m.
eleven ounces, Deunx, cis. m.
a pound, Libra, ae. f.
Troy weight, or ſixteen ounces, Libra Trojána.
A…erdupoiſ, or twelv ounces, Libra Romána.
…eney weight, or eight ounces, Libra numulária.
… inch, Pollex, ĭcis. m.
a finger breadth, Tranſverſus digitus.
a hand-breadth, Palmus, mi m
a ſpan, Spíthama ae. f.
i… over-ſpan, or the ſpace betwixt the thumb aad the end of the fore-finger, Lichas.
the nether ſpan, or the ſpace betwixt the thumb end and the little fingers end, Palmus major.
a hand length, Orthodóron, ri. n.
a …eln, Ulna, ae. f.
a cubit, Cúbitum, ti. n.
a yard, Virga, ae f.
a fadom, Orgya, ae. f.
a foot, Pes, dis. m.
a full foot, Pes porrectus.
a foot ſquare, Pes quadrátus.
…f a foot ſquare, Pes contractus.
a pace, Paſſus ûs. m.
two feet and a half, Paſſus minor.
five feet, Paſſus major.
a pole, Decémpeda, ae. f.
threeſcore foot every way, Clima, …tis. n.
fiftie feet, Arúra, ae. f.
an hundred feet, Plethrum.
a furlong, Stadium, ii. n.
two furlongs, Diáulus, li. m.
twelv furlongs, Dolíchus, chi
a mile, Milliáre, is. n.
a Perſian mile, Paraſanga, ae.
a league, or French mile, Lenca, ae. f.
ſeven miles and a half, Schaetius, ni. m.
a ſurveyer, Finítor, óris. m.
to meaſure, Metior, íris.
a ſpoonful, Cóchlear, aris. m.
three drachms and a ſc…uple, Lígula, ae. f.
two ſpoonfuls, Concha, ae. f.
four ſpoonfuls, Cyathus, thi. m
ſix ſpoonfuls, or a ſawcer full, Aretábulum, li. n.
two ſawcers full, Quartárius, ii. m.
a gill, Triental, ális. n.
a pinte, Hémnia, ae, f.
a quart, Sextárius, ii. m.
a gallon, Congius, ii. m.
two gallons, Rhytum, ti. n.
three gallons, Elephas, ántis. m
a firkin, Urna, ae. f.
a kilderkin, Amphŏ…a, ae.
a tierce, Hemicáda, ae f.
a hogshead, Cadus, di. m.
a but, Cúleus, ei. m.
a quarter of a peck choenix, ícis
two pecks, Semimódius, ii. m.
a buſhel, Modius, ii. m.
two buſhels, Medimnus, di. m.
whole, Totus, a, um.
half, Dimídius. a, um.
a quarter, Quadrans, tis. m.
as much and half as much, Seſquialter, a, um.
a ſtrickle, Hoſtórium, ii. n.
to upheap, Accúmulo, as, avi.
to fill, Impleo, es, évi.
to emptie, Evácuo, as, ávi.
emptie, Vácuus, a, um.
full, Plenus, a, um.