Tael

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tael \Tael\, n. [Malay ta[i^]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}.]
     [1913 Webster] Taen



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tael
       n : a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to
           1.3 ounces