英语词汇“thumb's breadth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

4. As a measure (also more fully, thumb's breadth): The breadth of the thumb, taken as equal to an inch.‘Formerly it was usual to allow a “thumb” in addition to each yard (of cloth, etc.) measured; this is still the practice in the cloth trade.’ ( N.E.D.)

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poulcée, an inch, or inch-measure; the breadth of a thumbe.]

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 52 A thumbe or Inch is 6 Graines or Barleycornes.

1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. (1 Sam. xii. 3) §29. 293 False weights, false measures, false thumbs, false lights, false marks.

1711 Act 10 Anne c. 16 §4 One Table..with the Length of a Yard nailed or marked thereupon; to which shall be added one Inch more, which shall be used instead of that which is commonly called a Thumb's Breadth.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 113 The practice of allowing what is termed a Thumb [of linen] is now discontinued by the Board's order [8th May, 1806].

单词	thumb's breadth
释义	> as lemmas thumb's breadth 4. As a measure (also more fully, thumb's breadth): The breadth of the thumb, taken as equal to an inch.‘Formerly it was usual to allow a “thumb” in addition to each yard (of cloth, etc.) measured; this is still the practice in the cloth trade.’ ( N.E.D.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > breadth of thumb thumb1622 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poulcée, an inch, or inch-measure; the breadth of a thumbe.] 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 52 A thumbe or Inch is 6 Graines or Barleycornes. 1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. (1 Sam. xii. 3) §29. 293 False weights, false measures, false thumbs, false lights, false marks. 1711 Act 10 Anne c. 16 §4 One Table..with the Length of a Yard nailed or marked thereupon; to which shall be added one Inch more, which shall be used instead of that which is commonly called a Thumb's Breadth. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 113 The practice of allowing what is termed a Thumb [of linen] is now discontinued by the Board's order [8th May, 1806]. extracted from thumbn. < as lemmas
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