liquid measure
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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
Aume, aam, awm, a liquid measure used for wine and oil.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
But milk is in units of liquid measure; gold in incommensurable units of Troy weight.
From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)
Hence the bigoncio would = a bushel, or, in old liquid measure, about a firkin.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry
