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Definition of Great gross
1. Noun. A cardinal number equal to one dozen gross.
Definition of Great gross
1. Noun. Number 1728 (12 x 12 x 12), ''(historical)''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Gross
Literary usage of Great gross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: The Middle Ages by Ronald Edward Zupko (1985)
"1 great gross; ibid 16: By the great gross...are bought ar sold. ... (144) 1
gross (1728) 1 great gross. 1956 Economist 8: Gross...144 or 12 dozen. ..."
2. A Practical Arithmetic by George Payn Quackenbos, George Roberts Perkins (1869)
"12 units make 1 dozen, doz. 12 dozen, 1 gross. 12 gross, 1 great gross. ...
A tailor uses 13 dozen buttons out of a great gross; how many buttons has he ..."
3. An Elementary Arithmetic by George Payn Quackenbos (1867)
"The first consists of 20 great gross, 7 gross, 5 dozen, and 6; the second, of 9
gross, 10 dozen, and 5; the third, of 15 great gross, 11 dozen; ..."
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