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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A measure, consisting of a ring of fixed size, used for measuring spherical objects, and also for the separating or classifying of objects of irregular form.
  • noun A piece of wood, ivory, or the like, generally conical in form, but usually having minute steps or offsets: it is used for measuring fingerrings, a number being affixed to every offset.

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