Ell Ell An ell (from Proto-Germanic *"alinō", cognate with Latin "ulna") is a unit of measurement, originally a cubit, i.e., approximating the length of a man's arm from the elbow ("" literally meant the bend ("bow") of the arm ("ell")) to the tip of the middle finger, or about 18 inches (457 mm); in later usage, any of several longer units. In English-speaking countries, these included (until the 19th century) the Flemish ell ( of a yard), English ell ( yards) and French ell ( yards), some of which are thought to derive from a "double ell". An ell-wand or ellwand
Yup'ik clothing joint of the index finger curled up with section from tip to first joint along inner edge of thumb; "qerruuner" (in Cup'ig) measurement from fingertip to armpit or chest; "quruner" (in Cup'ig) measurement from fingertip to the armpit or chest; "tallineq" (in Yup'ik) measurement from one's fingertips to his armpit with the arm (and hand) outstretched; "'tallinin" (in Yup'ik) measurement from the extremity of one’s fist to his armpit with the arm outstretched; "taluyaneq" (in Yup'ik) measurement, the distance from the folded elbow of one outstretched arm to the ends of the fingertips of the other outstretched arm; "teklin" (in