- ell⇄ell (1), noun.
a measure of length, chiefly used in measuring cloth. In England, where it was formerly used, it was equal to 45 inches.
Ex. (Figurative.) Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
Also, el. - ell⇄ell (2), noun.
1. the letter ?L, l.
2. something shaped like a capital L, such as a pipe elbow.
3. (U.S.) an extension of a building at right angles to it; el.