Definition of avoirdupois Avoirdupois
av•oir•du•pois
We found 10 definitions of avoirdupois from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: avoirdupoises |
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| avoirdupois - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) | ||
| avoirdupois weight | ||
| system of weights, weight a system of units used to express the weight of something | ||
| avoirdupois - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" | ||
| fatness, fat, blubber | ||
| leanness, spareness, thinness the property of having little body fat | ||
| bodily property an attribute of the body | ||
| adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" | ||
| abdominousness, paunchiness the bodily property of a protruding belly | ||
| greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness consisting of or covered with oil | ||
| corpulency, fleshiness, obesity more than average fatness | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- avoirdupois (n.)
Goods sold by weight. - avoirdupois (n.)
Avoirdupois weight. - avoirdupois (n.)
Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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avoirdupois
av-or-dū-poiz′, adj. or n. a system of weights in which the lb. equals 16 oz. [O. Fr. aveir de pes (avoir du pois), to have weight—L. hab-ēre, to have, pensum, that which is weighed.]
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🔤- avoirdupois, noun, singular of avoirdupoises.
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