tael

n. [ Malay ta&ibreve_;l, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tulā a balance, weight, tul to weigh. ] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [ Written also tale. ] [ 1913 Webster ]