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    Toises (en. Fathoms)

    /twa.z/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    An ancient unit of length measurement.
    The garden is five toises long.
    Le jardin mesure cinq toises de long.
    Used in topography and architecture.
    The plans are drawn to scale in toises.
    Les plans sont dessinés à l'échelle en toises.
    Used to measure land.
    He bought a plot of ten toises on the outskirts of the city.
    Il a acheté un terrain de dix toises en périphérie de la ville.

    Etymology

    From old French 'toise', deriving from Latin 'tollere' which means 'to raise'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a fathom high
    a measurement of the height of something.
    une toise de haut
    to take one's measure
    to specify dimensions.
    prendre ses toises
    to stretch out
    to be imprecise or vague in a measurement.
    jouer des toises

    Related Words

    measure
    Action of measuring.
    mesure
    length
    Dimension of an object from one end to the other.
    longueur
    acre
    Ancient unit of area measurement.
    arpent

    Slang Meanings

    Used informally to describe a great distance.
    This journey seems to be quite a distance!
    Ce trajet semble faire des toises !
    To evoke something vast.
    This building is quite tall.
    Ce bâtiment fait des toises en hauteur.