How to convert barleycorns to nails (cloth)
1 barleycorn is equal to 0.1481481481 nails (cloth), and 1 nail (cloth) is equal to 6.75 barleycorns. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
nails (cloth) = barleycorns × 0.1481481481
nails (cloth) = barleycorns ÷ 6.75Example: convert 15 barleycorn to nail: 15 × 0.1481481481 = 2.222222222 nail.
Barleycorn to Nail (cloth) conversion table
| Barleycorn (barleycorn) | Nail (cloth) (nail) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.001481481481 nail |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.01481481481 nail |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.1481481481 nail |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.2962962963 nail |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.4444444444 nail |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.7407407407 nail |
| 10 barleycorn | 1.481481481 nail |
| 20 barleycorn | 2.962962963 nail |
| 50 barleycorn | 7.407407407 nail |
| 100 barleycorn | 14.81481481 nail |
| 250 barleycorn | 37.03703704 nail |
| 500 barleycorn | 74.07407407 nail |
| 1,000 barleycorn | 148.1481481 nail |
About the barleycorn
The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm). It's still the basis of UK and US shoe sizes, where one size step is one barleycorn.
Symbol: barleycorn · 1 barleycorn = 0.008466666667 m · Category: Historical & cloth
About the nail (cloth)
The cloth nail is 2.25 inches (5.715 cm), one sixteenth of a yard, used historically in the cloth trade.
Symbol: nail · 1 nail = 0.05715 m · Category: Historical & cloth