yard measure
- noun
- /jɑrd ˈmɛʒər/
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cinta métrica
- The tailor used a yard measure to cut the fabric for the dress.
Examples
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Distance measuring tools included a surveyor's chain, tape line, and yard measure.
Academic text (2011) -
To ensure accuracy, she relied on a yard measure when taking the dimensions of the room.
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Before starting the project, he checked the length with a yard measure to avoid any mistakes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible strip marked with numbers to measure length
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1.0
A flat stick with marks used to draw straight lines and measure length
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2.0
A flexible strip marked with numbers used to measure length
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3.2
A stick about one yard long used to measure length
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1.3
A long flexible strip with numbers that measures length
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'yard' (a unit of length) with 'measure' (a measuring device): a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it is a measuring instrument one yard long. The composition follows straightforward English noun–noun compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so the sense is immediately comprehensible from the parts.
Etymology
The noun yard measure is a simple name for a measure that is one yard long. Tailors and teachers used a stick or tape that was 'one yard' or 'three feet' to check cloth, so yard measure now means a ruler or tape exactly one yard long.