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A measurement in inches or centimetres, unlike most garment sizes.
Also known as: Neck size, Chest measurement sizing
Shirt collar and jacket chest sizes are genuine measurements — the circumference of the neck or chest — which makes them among the few garment sizes that mean something. A jacket size is the chest measurement rather than the wearer's, so the garment is cut larger than the figure.
States an actual circumference in inches or centimetres, unlike coded garment sizes.
Contexts: Packaging
Refers to the wearer's body measurement in the case of a jacket chest size, with the garment itself cut several inches larger to allow for wearing.
Contexts: Packaging
Two numerals separated by a slash or a comma, printed on a shirt or jacket label.