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cloth yard

–noun
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.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME
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cloth yard  
n.  The standard unit of cloth measurement, equal to 36 inches (0.914 meter).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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