The length of a grain of barley taken as a measure, 1/3 of an inch; formerly also 1/4 of an inch.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > minute unit of length (3) barley-corn1552 The length of a grain of barley taken as a measure, 1/3 of an inch; formerly also 1/4 of an inch. poppy-grain1656 = poppy seed, n. 2. poppy seed1688 The length of the seed of a poppy, formerly used as a measure of length equivalent to one quarter or one fifth of a barleycorn (barley-corn, n.… |
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