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Convert nail (cloth) to finger (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert nail (cloth) to finger (cloth), 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 Finger Cloth Unit?
The finger cloth measured 4.5 inches (11.43 cm), literally based on the width of a man's finger. Used in textile trades, 4 fingers equaled 1 span. This unit appears in Shakespearean plays referencing fabric measurements.
nail (cloth) to finger (cloth) Conversion Table
| nail (cloth) | finger (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nail (cloth) | 0.005 finger (cloth) |
| 0.1 nail (cloth) | 0.05 finger (cloth) |
| 1 nail (cloth) | 0.5 finger (cloth) |
| 2 nail (cloth) | 1 finger (cloth) |
| 3 nail (cloth) | 1.5 finger (cloth) |
| 5 nail (cloth) | 2.5 finger (cloth) |
| 10 nail (cloth) | 5 finger (cloth) |
| 20 nail (cloth) | 10 finger (cloth) |
| 50 nail (cloth) | 25 finger (cloth) |
| 100 nail (cloth) | 50 finger (cloth) |
| 1000 nail (cloth) | 500 finger (cloth) |
How to Convert nail (cloth) to finger (cloth)
1 nail (cloth) = 0.5 finger (cloth)
1 finger (cloth) = 2 nail (cloth)
Example: convert 15 nail (cloth) to finger (cloth):
15 × 0.5 = 7.5 finger (cloth)