liquid measure
Example Sentences
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The glasses have clear markings that denote a specific metric liquid measure, such as the half-liter for its golden helles, a German-style lager served in a large mug.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2015
Bath, b�th, n. the largest Jewish liquid measure, containing about six gallons.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I read—a coomb of tears—a coomb is a liquid measure containing forty gallons.
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
Children love to measure, whether by lineal or liquid measure, or by learning to tell the time or to use a pair of scales.
From The Child under Eight by Murray, E. R. (Elsie Riach)
