_French_. _British_.
DÉCIGRAMME | 1.543 grain or about 1½ grains.
GRAMME | 15.432 grains 28-1/3 grammes =
1 ounce avoirdupois.
DÉCAGRAMME | 0.353 ounce avoirdupois about 1/3 of an ounce
avoirdupois.
HECTOGRAMME | 3.527 ounces nearly ¼ pound.
KILOGRAMME or KILO | 2.2046 pounds In trade, a kilo is
reckoned at 10 per cent. more than 2 pounds.