This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol4", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Yard, is a measure of length, employed for measuring cloth, stuffs, etc.
The English yard contains three feet, or 36 inches : it is converted into ells English, by subtracting a fifth part, or 7 one-5th inches ; and into ells Flemish, by adding one-eighth, or 4 1/2 inches.
 
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