In India, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass = 5 seers. In Gujerat, used for cotton, = 48 seers.
1
Dhaṛí, Dhuṛee, H. (() A measure of five sèrs.
H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 137.
Dhari, corruptly, Durree : in Guzerat it is also applied to a measure of cotton = to 48 sers.
H. H. Wilson, 1855 page 575.
2
dhari. Ten-seer kachcha weight (320 tolas) in Kangra District same as daseri.
Bureau of Economic Inquiry (1936) page 86.
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