ULLAGE


Meaning of ULLAGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ə -lij

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English ulage, from Anglo-French ulliage, from *ullier to fill a partially empty cask, from Old French (Picard dialect) oel bungho ̇ le, literally, eye, from Latin oculus eye ― more at EYE

Date: 15th century

: the amount that a container (as a tank or cask) lacks of being full

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