Ell ell
About the Ell
The ell was a cloth measure derived from the length of the forearm, with different values across Europe. The English ell was 45 inches, 1.143 metres, while the Flemish and Scottish ells were shorter. The saying give him an inch and he will take an ell preserves the unit.
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