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Convert nail (cloth) to barleycorn
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to barleycorn, or vice versa.
What is a Nail Measurement?
A nail was 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) or 1/16th of a yard. Tudor-era clothing patterns specified dimensions in nails, with 4 nails making 1 quarter-yard. The term survives in 'eleven-nail' boots indicating sole length.
What is a Barleycorn?
A barleycorn equals 1/3 inch (8.47 mm), based on medieval grain lengths. This unit survives in British shoe sizing where 1 barleycorn represents a full size difference. The 'John Barleycorn' folk song references this measurement.
nail (cloth) to barleycorn Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | barleycorn |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.0675 barleycorn |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.675 barleycorn |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 6.75 barleycorn |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 13.5 barleycorn |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 20.25 barleycorn |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 33.75 barleycorn |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 67.5 barleycorn |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 135 barleycorn |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 337.5 barleycorn |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 675 barleycorn |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 6750 barleycorn |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to barleycorn
1 nail (cloth) = 6.75 barleycorn
1 barleycorn = 0.14814814814815 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to barleycorn:
15 × 6.75 = 101.25 barleycorn