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avoirdupois
n.
system of weights used in Britain and the United States (used to measure certain goods); body heaviness; excess physical weight
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Avoirdupois
The avoirdupois system (; ; abbreviated avdp) is a system of weights (more properly, mass) based on a pound of 16 ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States and is still used to varying degrees in everyday life in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and some other former British colonies despite the official adoption of the metric system. An alternative system of mass, the troy system, is generally used for precious materials. The modern definition of the avoirdupois pound is exactly kilograms.
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avoirdupois
Noun
1. a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
(synonym) avoirdupois weight
(hypernym) system of weights, weight
(part-meronym) avoirdupois unit
2. excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others"
(synonym) fatness, fat, blubber
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) adiposity, adiposeness, fattiness
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avoirdupois
n.
avoirdupois, system of weights used in Britain and the United States
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Avoirdupois
(n.)
Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.
Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.
(n.)
Goods sold by weight.
Goods sold by weight.
(n.)
Avoirdupois weight.
Avoirdupois weight.
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