[DOC] [TLE] Yard - Wikipedia [PAR] The yard (abbreviation: yd) is an English unit of length, in both the British imperial 
and US customary systems of measurement, that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches. 
.... In 1552, the yard and inch for cloth measurement was again sanctioned in law 
... divided into feet, one of the feet into inches, and one of the inches into tenths. [DOC] [TLE] Foot (unit) - Wikipedia [PAR] A foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of 
measurement. Since 1959 ... Originally both the Greeks and the Romans 
subdivided the foot into 16 digits, but in .... units of length: one for linear measures 
(palms and feet), one for cloth measures (ells) and one for distances traveled (
miles and leagues). [DOC] [TLE] English units - Wikipedia [PAR] English units are the historical units of measurement used in England up to 1826 
which ... The foot was divided into 4 palms or 12 thumbs. ... as this document only 
mentions one unit (the London Quarter) but does not define it. ... statutory 
declaration for uniformity of weights and measures; 1335: 8 & 9 Edw III c1 First 
statutory... [DOC] [TLE] Imperial Measures of Length and Area [PAR] My own thumb is 3/4 inch across, my foot is 11 inches and my stride is 2 feet. ... In 
Ireland, the mile was 2240 yards well into the 20C. ..... tip and then divided by 4 to 
get the M.Q G. Quarter Girth tapes are available, with 66' tapes for ... There are 
some measures that were not in our "tables" which we had to learn as children,... [DOC] [TLE] Units: Customary Units [PAR] The yard (3 feet) seems to have gotten its start in England as the name of a 3-foot 
... this, because distances longer than a furlong did not need to be measured 
exactly. ... The Roman pound was divided into 12 ounces, but many European ... 
so the British hundredweight can be divided conveniently into 4 quarters of 28... [DOC] [TLE] Measured length legal definition of measured length - Legal Dictionary [PAR] 5. Measures are either, 1. Of length. 2. Of surface. 3. Of solidity or capacity. 4. ... 
Measures of capacity for all liquids, and for all goods, not liquid, except such as 
are comprised ... 8 bushels = 1 quarter = 10 1/4 cubic feet " 5 quarters = 1 load = 
51 1/2 " " ... This unit is divided into ten parts; each tenth, into ten hundredths; 
each... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Ancient and Traditional Weights and Measures - and ... [PAR] Definitions of Imperial and Traditional terms for length measures. Digit: ... 2.72 
feet. Proposed by some archaeologists. Yard: 3 feet. Length of man's pace. Man's 
reach from nose to finger tip. Ell: 3 feet 9 inches. Measurement of cloth. .... Sub-
divided into four virgates or eight oxgangs. ... (Not necessarily exactly a quarter.). [DOC] [TLE] Historical feet [PAR] The practical cubit or forearm length was 18 inches divided into two feet of twelve 
digits, ... In particular, with binary divisions, mid- and quarter-points of a distance 
can be easily ... (5280 can be divided exactly by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16....) 
... 307 inches in Rome, 23 inches in Florence - an erratic measure used for cloth. [DOC] [TLE] SOME THOUGHTS OF A RULE COLLECTO - PAST Tool Collectors [PAR] These conditions prevailed into the latter half of the 19th century. ... a foot. It was 
composed of 12 inches, each of .967" English Measure, for a total of 11.604". ... If 
you have an old shoe stick, No.1 is 4 1/8" and each succeeding size is 1/3", or 
one ... the ell for cloth measure, the reverse side was divided 1/16, 1/8 and 
quarters. [DOC] [TLE] The young gentleman and lady's assistant; partly original, but chiefly ... [PAR]

Question: In cloth measure, this is divided into 4 quarters, not 3 feet
Answer: Yards