| n. | 1. | A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 28.35 grams or 437½ grains. | |||
| 2. | (Troy Weight) The twelfth part of a troy pound; one troy ounce weighs 31.103486 grams, 8 drams, or 480 grains. | ||||
| 3. | Fig.: A small portion; a bit.
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| 1. | (Zool.) A feline quadruped (Felis irbis syn. Felis uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also | ||||
| Noun | 1. | ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound Synonyms: apothecaries' ounce, troy ounce |
| 2. | ounce - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams Synonyms: oz. | |
| 3. | ounce - large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Synonyms: Panthera uncia, snow leopard |
OUNCE. The name of a weight. An ounce avoirdupois weight is the sixteenth part of a pound; an ounce troy weight is the twelfth part of a pound. Vide Weights.
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