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Length/Distance | Convert from button measure to twain |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (button measure) The button measure is a unit of distance equal to 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter), used to measure the thickness of buttons. Unit Definition (twain) The twain is an old word for the number two, derived from the Anglo-Saxon twegen. The American author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), who had been a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi in his youth, took his literary name from a traditional riverboat phrase "mark twain", meaning "exactly two" fathoms of water. This was the minimum depth needed for the boats to operate safely without running aground.
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