arsheen

See arshin. arshin, arshine (är-shēn'), n. [Also spelled arsheen, Ru . arshinŭ, Bulg. Serv. arshin, repr. Turk. Pers. arshin; of Tatar origin.] A measure of length in Turkey and Persia, and formerly in Ru ia. The Turkish arshin was equal to 70.865 centimeters, but the name is now given in Constantinople to the meter (100 centimeters = 39.37 inches), through the influence of the Persian arshin of 104 centimeters. The Ru ian arshin was equal to 71.119 centimeters, or about 28 inches.