Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tael"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tael \Tael\, n. [Malay ta?l, a certain weight, probably fr.
Hind. tola, Skr. tul[=a] a balance, weight, tul to weigh.]
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. [Written also {tale}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tael
n : a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to
1.3 ounces
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