uncia

As for the large coins which weigh a drachma, a sicilicus, half an uncia, or an uncia, beat them into leaves.

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

This is the Felis uncia, allied to the panther and the cheetah.

From Milton's Comus by William Bell

Another is made of half a libra of brick dust, a third of a libra of rock salt, an uncia and a half of vitriol, and one uncia of saltpetre.

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

In the same way, from eleven cartloads of quaternary cakes thrice roasted, he makes the "final" cakes, of which one centumpondium contains only half an uncia of silver.

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

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 John Haslam

Another cement is made of a bes of brick dust, a quarter of refined salt, one and a half unciae of saltpetre, an uncia of sal-ammoniac, and half an uncia of rock salt.

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

Lastly, the Venetians divide the bes into eight unciae.

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

Another contains a libra of brick dust, a third of refined salt, and one and a half unciae of vitriol.

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

Then the silver is sprinkled with two unciae of that powdered compound and is stirred.

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

Three unciae are about 72 ounces 6 dwts.

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