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  2. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    As a result, O'Brien and Shelton's work was rejected. In 1958, the National Bureau of Standards invented a new sizing system, based on the hourglass figure and using only the bust size to create an arbitrary standard of sizes ranging from 8 to 38, with an indication for height (short, regular, and tall) and lower-body girth (plus or minus). The ...

  3. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    There are several ISO standards for size designation of clothes, but most of them are being revised and replaced by one of the parts of ISO 8559 which closely resembles European Standard EN 13402: ISO 3635 :1981, Size designation of clothes: Definitions and body measurement procedure (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-1)

  4. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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    Size inconsistency has existed since at least 1937. In Sears' 1937 catalog, a size 14 dress had a bust size of 32 inches (81 cm). In 1967, the same bust size was a size 8. In 2011, it was a size 0. [7] Some argue that vanity sizing is designed to satisfy wearers' wishes to appear thin and feel better about themselves.

  5. Birmingham gauge - Wikipedia

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    The Birmingham gauge ranges from 5/0 or 00000, the lowest gauge number corresponding to the largest size of 0.500 inches (12.7 mm), to 36, the highest gauge number corresponding to the smallest size of 0.004 inches (0.10 mm). The increments between gauge sizes are not linear and vary. [2]

  6. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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    Example (inch, coarse): For size 7 ⁄ 16 (this is the diameter of the intended screw in fraction form)-14 (this is the number of threads per inch; 14 is considered coarse), 0.437 in × 0.85 = 0.371 in. Therefore, a size 7 ⁄ 16 screw (7 ⁄ 16 ≈ 0.437) with 14 threads per inch (coarse) needs a tap drill with a diameter of about 0.371 inches.

  7. File:Shoesize-adult-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    Original file (SVG file, nominally 999 × 319 pixels, file size: 46 KB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.

  8. Blackburn - Wikipedia

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    Witton Park High School is located within the park, as are three astroturf football pitches and a full-size athletic track, which is home to the Blackburn Harriers. The Blackburn model aircraft club also uses the park for radio-controlled aircraft. Pleasington cemetery and crematorium lie on its edges.

  9. Blackborough House - Wikipedia

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    By 2011 the house was semi-derelict and had long been surrounded by a car scrap yard [3] owned since about 1995 by Ralph Sanders, an amateur racing driver, [14] who operated a car spare-parts business and was said to have old racing cars parked inside the house. [15]