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Meanings of uncia in English

Russian
римский дюйм

Ancient Roman unit of length.

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римский дюйм
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Examples for "pollex"
Examples for "pollex"
1
In the forefoot all the digits except the pollex, or first, were well developed.
A History of Science — Volume 3
2
This digit is called the 'pollex,' or thumb; and, like the others, it bears a flat nail upon the back of its terminal joint.
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals
3
'I am Macer, the son of that Macer who was neighbor of the gladiator Pollex,-
Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century
Usage of uncia in English
1
The twelthpartof an acrewas calledUnciaandhalfa foot , Semis ,&c.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology / For Classical Schools...
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