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  2. Bolt (cloth) - Wikipedia

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    a commercial unit of length or area used to measure finished cloth. Generally speaking, one bolt represents a strip of cloth 100 yards (91.44 meters) long, but the width varies according to the fabric. Cotton bolts are traditionally 42 inches (1.067 meters) wide and wool bolts are usually 60 inches (1.524 meters) wide. Thus a bolt of cotton is ...

  3. Tanmono - Wikipedia

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    Tanmono (["mono"] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 16) is a placeholder name) are woven in units of tan, a traditional unit of measurement for cloth roughly analogous to the bolt, about 35–40 centimetres (14–16 in) by about 13 yards (12 m).

  4. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    Fabric weight is measured in grams per square metre or g/m 2 (also abbreviated as GSM). GSM is the metric measurement of the weight of a fabric—it is a critical parameter for any textile product. The weight may affect density, thickness and many physical properties of the fabric, such as strength.

  5. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Bolt A bolt is a standard commercial textile unit comprising a length of fabric rolled around a flat or tube. They come in widths ranging from 35-60 inches, while length varies based on type of material. [5] Bombazine Bombazine is a fabric originally made of silk or silk and wool, and now also made of cotton and wool or of wool alone. It is ...

  6. The whole nine yards - Wikipedia

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    Another common explanation is that "nine yards" is a cubic measure and refers to the volume of a concrete mixer. [41] This theory, too, is inconsistent with the phrase's history. [15] Other proposed sources include the volume of graves; [42] ritual disembowelment; shipyards; and American football. Little documentary evidence has surfaced to ...

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