- Cloth measure - Former measure of length - metal finish - Obsolete measure equivalent to 115cms - Pipe bend - unit of measuring length, 45 inches - A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different
lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the
Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
- Benchmark - Standard - Standard of comparison - Three-foot-long branch is a comparative measure - A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a
measure of cloth, etc.
- Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal - Ascertain The Size Of - Examine - Parliamentary bill - Portion - Run a rule over legislative bill - Show the size