| 单词 | cloth yard |
| 释义 | cloth yard in American English1. a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows 2. now, the standard yard (36 inches) as used in measuring cloth cloth yard in American Englishnoun a unit of measure for cloth, formerly 37 inches (0.93 meter), now the equivalent of the standard yard (0.91 meter); 36 inches; 3 feet Word origin [1425–75; late ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1425–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: conjugate, expression, flange, scratch, track |
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