Category:Tael

Tael, n. Etym: [malay ta, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tula a balance, weight, tul to weigh.]

Defn: a denomination of money, in china, worth nearly six shillings Sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one Ounce and a third. [written also tale.]