steelyard

Noun

Meaning

A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Rome allow say scale balance agree beam balanced numbering acknowledge weigh analytical advertise appellation commend
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Hypernyms

balance

Examples

However, some of Holbein's other portraits of Steelyard merchants, for example that of Derich Born, concentrate on the naturalness of the face. Source: Internet

The first reference to it as the Steelyard (der Stahlhof) occurs in 1422. Source: Internet

Wilson, 184. For the guildhall of the Steelyard Holbein painted two monumental allegories, "The Triumph of Wealth" and "The Triumph of Poverty", both now lost. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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