MESURES DES ÉTOFFES

L'aune française (french ell) . . = 1 aune 1/5. . == 1,372 L'aune (ell) =1 verge 1/4. . == 1,143

millim.

La verge (yard) =4 quarts . . . = 914,38

Le quart (quarter) =4 ongles. . . — 228,60

L'ongle (nail) . . .......= 2 pouces 1/4 . = 57.15

Le pouce (inchj -, = 25,40

Mesures de superficie.

hecta.

L'hide = 3 yardlands 1/3. . = 40,4671

Le yardland =30 acres = 12,1401

ares.

L'acre .....= 4 roods = 40,4671

Le rood ou fardingdeals. . = 2 chaînes 1/2 . . — 40,1168 La chaîne carrée =15 rods carrés. . . = 4,0467

met. q.

Le pôle ou rod carré. . . = 30 yards carrés 1/4. = 25,2919

Le yard carré = 9 pieds carrés . . = 0,8361

Le pied carré . . = 0,0929

kilom. q.

Le mille anglais carré = 2,5899

Mesures de solidité.

décim.c.

Yard cube = 27 pieds cubes. . =764,5134

Pied cube = 1728 pouces cubes. = 28,3153

centim. c.

Pouce cube = 1000 lignes cubes . = 16,3062

met. c.

Tonneau d'encombrement. = 42 pieds cubes. . = 4,1892 Tonneau de chargement. . = 40 pieds cubes. . =- 1,1326

Mesures de capacité.

L'unité des mesures de capacité est le gallon impérial (Impérial standard gallon).

MATIERES SECHES

hectol.

Last = 2 weys = 29,078

Wey ou tun = 5 quarters = 14,539

lit.

Quarter = 2 coombs = 290,7813

Coomb = 2 strikes =145,3906

Strike = 2 bushels = 72,6953

Bushel impaI = 4 pecks = 36,3477

ut.

Peck = 2 gallons = 9,0869

Gallon impal = 2 pottles = 4,5435

Pottle = 2 quarts = 2,2717

Quart = 2 pintes =4,1359

Pinte = 4 gills = 0,5679

décil.

Gill = 1,4198

LIQUIDES

Tonne ou tun =- 2

Pipe ou butt

Puncheon

Hogshead

Tierce

Barrel

hcctol.

lit.

Kilderkin ou rundlet = 2 = 81 ,7822

Firkin ou 4/4 barrel = 9

Gallon impérial = 2

Pottle = 2 Quart

Pinte

ut 40,8911

décil.

Gill

Tonne ou tun == 2 pipes

Pipe ou butt = 2 hogsheads = 4,991

Hogshead =1 barrel 1/2 = 2,495

Barrel =2 kilderkins = 1,664

Ht.

Kilderkin =2 firkins =83,18

Firkin =9 gallons =41,59