noun
- A unit of length used in Russia and some Eastern European countries, equal to approximately 28 inches or 71 centimeters.
Usage: historical; chiefly Russian
Examples
- The tailor measured the fabric in archines, a traditional Russian unit.
- Historical records show that the archine was commonly used for measuring cloth in 19th-century Russia.
- The merchant calculated the price based on the number of archines of silk.
- Before the metric system was adopted, the archine served as a standard measurement in Eastern Europe.