uncia

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If, however, the copper contains some lead, add one uncia of lead; if it contains iron, add two unciae.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

V. both readings, uncia or nucia are permissible, and make very little difference.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

Thus, we have a nail; pollex, pouce, pulgada, Swedish tum, for an inch; which word has been misapplied by our Saxon predecessors, and corrupted from the Latin uncia, which related only to weight.

From Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect by Haslam, John

The uncia into four sicilici, the sicilicus into thirty-six siliquae.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

One-half uncia of silver would be 12 ozs.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius