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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.
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Origin of cloth yard
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Words nearby cloth yard
clothier, clothing, Clotho, cloth-of-gold, cloth roll, cloth yard, Clotilda, clotted cream, clotting factor, clotty, cloture
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