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yard goods

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piece goods

–noun
goods, esp. fabrics, sold at retail by linear measure.
Also called yard goods.


Origin:
1655–65
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piece goods  
pl.n.  Fabrics made and sold in standard lengths. Also called yard goods.
yard goods  
pl.n.  See piece goods.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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