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tael

  [teyl] ,
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–noun
1. liang.
2. any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East.
3. a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver.
Origin:
1580–90; < Pg < Malay tahil liang
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liang

  [lyahng]
–noun, plural liang, liangs.
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 catty, and equivalent to about 1 1/3 ounce (37 grams).
Also called tael, haikwan tael.

Origin:
1820–30; < Chin liǎng
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tael   (tāl)   
n.  

  1. Any of various units of weight used in eastern Asia, roughly equivalent to 38 grams (1 1/3 ounces).

  2. A monetary unit formerly used in China, equivalent in value to this weight of standard silver.


[Portuguese, from Malay tahil, tael.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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tael

a Chinese unit of weight that, when applied to silver, was long used as a unit of currency. Most taels were equivalent to 1.3 ounces of silver.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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