premise: cloth <mask> three fourths of a yard; a tree <mask> three feet in diameter.
hypothesis: the best context for <mask> here is To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; but not A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object.