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2. Penny (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A larger number indicates a longer nail, shown in the table below. Diameter of the nail also varies based on penny size, depending on nail type. Nails under 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch, often called brads, are sold mostly in small packages with only a length designation or with length and wire gauge designations; for example, 1″ 18 ga. or 3 ⁄ 4 ″ 16 ga.

3. Soil nailing - Wikipedia

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   [4]: 123 With all these variables in the mind of the design engineer the next step is to use simplified charts to preliminarily evaluate nail length and maximum nail force. Nail length, diameter and spacing typically control external and internal stability of the wall.

4. Nail (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold. [2] [3] [4] On the other hand, R D Connor, in The weights and measures of England (p 84) states that the nail was the 16th part of a Roman foot, i.e., digitus or finger, although he provides no reference to support this. [5]

5. The Best Fall 2025 Nail Trends to Wear Right Now - AOL

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   Celebrity nail artist Julie Kandalec sent these graphic nails with brown detailing down the Christian Cowan runway. She used the CND Shellac line to give the look lots of shine and longevity.

6. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The most common is a wire nail. [2] Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, spikes, and cleats. Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer or nail gun. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and shear strength

7. Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip ... who set the record in 2001 and as of 2008 had nails with a total length on both hands of 28 ...

8. Finger (unit) - Wikipedia

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   Finger is also the name of a longer unit of length, used historically in cloth measurement, to mean one eighth of a yard or 4 ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ inches. [8] [10] (114.3 mm) Again, which finger and whose finger, is not defined. These units have no legal status but remain in use for 'rough and ready' comparisons.

9. English units - Wikipedia

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   22 — Size of Winchester bushel "every round bushel with a plain and even bottom being 18 + 1 ⁄ 2 ″ wide throughout and 8″ deep" (i.e. a dry measure of 2150 in 3 per gallon). 1706 6 Ann. c. 11 — Act of Union decreed the weights and measures of England to be applied in Scotland, whose burgs (towns) were to take charge of the duplicates ...