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  2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    Sleeve measurements, which include the under-arm and over-arm lengths, the fore-arm length, the wrist circumference and the biceps circumference. Pit-to-pit measurement is not a tailoring measurement, but a finished garment measure, used in the second-hand internet marketplace, generally the straight line measure across the garment, laid flat ...

  3. Micrometer (device) - Wikipedia

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    The spindle of a micrometer graduated for the Imperial and US customary measurement systems has 40 threads per inch, so that one turn moves the spindle axially 0.025 inch (1 ÷ 40 = 0.025), equal to the distance between adjacent graduations on the sleeve. The 25 graduations on the thimble allow the 0.025 inch to be further divided, so that ...

  4. Made-to-measure - Wikipedia

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    The main advantage of MTM is that the clothes will be adapted to the customer's physique and the customer can have the option of choosing fabric, details, sleeve length, pose adjustment, shirt length, jacket length, etc. [1] The main disadvantage is that customers have to wait up to several weeks for the clothes to be ready and delivered. A ...

  5. Bust/waist/hip measurements - Wikipedia

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    A woman who is 36–24–36 (91.5–61–91.5) at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) tall looks different from a woman who is 36–24–36 at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall. Since the latter woman's figure has greater distance between measuring points, she will likely appear thinner than her former counterpart, again, even though they share the same measurements.

  6. Length measurement - Wikipedia

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    Length measurement, distance measurement, or range measurement (ranging) all refer to the many ways in which length, distance, or range can be measured. The most commonly used approaches are the rulers, followed by transit-time methods and the interferometer methods based upon the speed of light .

  7. Shirt - Wikipedia

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    have short sleeves, varying from cap sleeves (covering only the shoulder and not extending below the armpit) to half sleeves (elbow length), with some having quarter-length sleeves (reaching to a point that covers half of the biceps and triceps area) have three-quarter-length sleeves (reaching to a point between the elbow and the wrist)

  8. 25 fun and flirty plus-size spring dresses you'll want to ...

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    Puff sleeves, v-neck, full skirt — what's not to love in this gorgeous Old Navy dress? ... maxi length skirt, pockets (!), flutter sleeves and a back button keyhole closure at the neck. In fact ...

  9. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    l/m = 1693 × l m /Nec × m/kg, where l/m is the yarn length in metres, l m /Nec is the English cotton count and m/kg is the yarn weight in kilograms. The following length units are defined. Bundle: usually 10 lb (4.5 kg) Thread: a length of 54 in (1.4 m)—the circumference of a warp beam; Lea: 120 yd (110 m) Hank: a length of 7 leas or 840 yd ...