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2. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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   As a result, O'Brien and Shelton's work was rejected. In 1958, the National Bureau of Standards invented a new sizing system, based on the hourglass figure and using only the bust size to create an arbitrary standard of sizes ranging from 8 to 38, with an indication for height (short, regular, and tall) and lower-body girth (plus or minus). The ...

3. Joint European standard for size labelling of clothes

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   The joint European standard for size labelling of clothes, formally known as the EN 13402 Size designation of clothes, is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. The standard is based on body dimensions measured in centimetres, and as such, and its aim is to make it easier for people to find clothes in sizes that fit them. The standard ...

4. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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   Clothing sizes are the sizes with which garments sold off-the-shelf are labeled. Sizing systems vary based on the country and the type of garment, such as dresses, tops, skirts, and trousers. There are three approaches: Body dimensions: The label states the range of body measurements for which the product was designed. [1] (For example: bike ...

5. Tablecloth - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Romanian tablecloth made in Maramureș Cover for Square Table, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736–1795, China. Cut and voided silk velvet. Detail of crochet tablecloth. A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a table. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains.

6. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] In the United States, although clothing size standards exist (i.e., ASTM), most companies do not use them any longer. [2] Size inconsistency has existed since at least 1937. In Sears' 1937 catalog, a size 14 dress had a bust size of 32 inches (81 cm). In 1967, the same bust size was a size 8. In 2011, it was a size 0. [7]

7. Ell - Wikipedia

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   In the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Green Knight's axe-head was an ell (45 inches) wide. [15] Ells were also used in the medieval French play The Farce of Master Pathelin to measure the size of the clothing Pierre Pathelin bought. [16] Ells are used for measuring the length of rope in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. [17]