Definitions
Unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound.
Word origin
From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
Used in a sentence
“He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.”
“The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]”
“Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sixteenth of a pound”5 letters
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