The barleycorn is an English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e. about 8.47 mm). It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in English-speaking...

Look up barleycorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barleycorn may refer to: A grain of barley Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length, equal to one-third...

John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970 as Island ILPS 9116 in the United Kingdom, United Artists...

example, an inch could be defined in terms of a barleycorn. A system of measurement is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each...

two shillings, etc. An Anglo-Saxon unit of length was the barleycorn. After 1066, 1 inch was equal to 3 barleycorns, which continued to be its legal definition...

the Welsh and Belgic feet seem to have been based on multiples of the barleycorn, but by as early as 950 the English kings seem to have (ineffectually)...

close to 6.6 mm defined for the Paris point. Point (disambiguation) Barleycorn (unit), used in the English shoe sizing system. Kindtler-Nielsen, Bue, ed...

northern Germany. The Compositio redefined the yard, foot, inch, and barleycorn to 10⁄11 of their previous value. However, it retained the Anglo-Saxon...

and Arşın – two Turkish units of length Bamboo – also known as the Burmese league Barleycorn – one-third of an inch. Cana – a unit of length used in the...

measurement systems. Classical definitions, such as that an etzba was seven barleycorns laid side by side, or that a log was equal to six medium-sized eggs,...

system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined...

statute of the English Parliament but was usually understood as 1⁄4 of a barleycorn, (which itself was recognized by statute as 1⁄3 of an inch.) making it...

half sizes. This unit is commonly used in Continental Europe, and Russia and former USSR countries. The barleycorn is an old English unit that equates to...

carob seed) was equivalent to the weight of four wheat grains or three barleycorns.: 95  Since the weights of these seeds are highly variable, especially...

define a unit in terms of a specific example of that unit; for example, in 1324 Edward II defined the inch as being the length of three barleycorns, and from...

measure, adjusting the ratios of many units of measure to multiples of 2, 3 or 5, for example there were 6 she (barleycorns) in a shu-si (finger) and 30 shu-si...

inch, and barleycorn. (Furlongs remained the same, but the rod changed from 15 old feet to 161⁄2 new feet.) In 1324 Edward II systematized units of length...

traditional and ancient method of preparation. In English folklore, John Barleycorn personifies the grain and the alcoholic beverages made from it. English...

measures based upon such highly variable natural objects, including the barleycorn – is subject to a fair degree of imprecision. Such measures can be found...

different units (some only of historical interest) are shown and expressed in terms of the corresponding SI unit. Conversions between units in the metric...

long as the tallest man in the [tref], with his hand above his head". 3 barleycorns (Med. gronyn heyd, Mod. heidden) = 1 inch 3 inches (Med. moduet, Mod...

enactment of Edward I or II, notionally continued to derive English units from three barleycorns "dry and round" to the inch and this statute remained in force...

the arm, the span of the hand, or from other natural objects, such as a barleycorn, or other kind of grain. But the yard was the original standard adopted...

earliest unit of mass and is the smallest unit in the apothecary, avoirdupois, Tower, and troy systems. The early unit was a grain of wheat or barleycorn used...

Enrique Allen Barber Kenneth Barber Barleycorn Edward Barleycorn Edward Emilio Barleycorn – farmer Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber – doctor, minister and...

arrangement before they were appointed to some appropriate position. The barleycorn was known as arpa in Turkish, and the feudal system in Ottoman Empire...

old Tower pound came out to exactly 5,400 Troy grains (also known as barleycorns), the Tower pennyweight 22+1⁄2 Troy grains (and thus approximately 1...

hears nowadays of the coomb, the pottle, the chaldron, the palm or the barleycorn. The perch, the puncheon, the span, the tierce and the toise are all but...

record a solo album Mad Shadows, which turned into the Traffic album John Barleycorn Must Die. Clapton turned up backstage to a Traffic gig in 1970 and played...

constructed, and sold in feet and inches. Shoes are still sold by the barleycorn in most English speaking countries, or the Paris Point in Europe. The...