Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Yard

YARD, is a measure of length, employed for measuring cloth, stuffs, &c.

The English yard contains three feet, or 36 inches: it is converted into ells English, by subtracting a fifth part, or 7 one-5th inches; and into ells Flemish, by adding one-eighth, or ⁠4+1/2⁠ inches.