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Convert barleycorn to span (cloth)
Please provide values below to Convert barleycorn to span (cloth), or vice versa.
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.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
barleycorn to span (cloth) Conversion Table
| barleycorn | span (cloth) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.00037037037037 span (cloth) |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.0037037037037 span (cloth) |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.037037037037 span (cloth) |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.0740740740741 span (cloth) |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.111111111111 span (cloth) |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.185185185185 span (cloth) |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.37037037037 span (cloth) |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.740740740741 span (cloth) |
| 50 barleycorn | 1.85185185185 span (cloth) |
| 100 barleycorn | 3.7037037037 span (cloth) |
| 1000 barleycorn | 37.037037037 span (cloth) |
How to Convert barleycorn to span (cloth)
1 barleycorn = 0.037037037037037 span (cloth)
1 span (cloth) = 27 barleycorn
Example: convert 15 barleycorn to span (cloth):
15 × 0.037037037037037 = 0.55555555555556 span (cloth)