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Circumference measurements dressed up as sizes.
Also known as: Head size, Glove size
Hat sizes are head circumference, in centimetres in Europe and in a derived fractional-inch scale in Britain and America. Glove sizes are hand circumference in inches, which is why a glove size and a hat size can look like the same number and mean different parts of a person.
State head or hand circumference, in centimetres or in a derived fractional-inch scale.
Contexts: Packaging
Are genuine measurements rather than codes, unlike most garment sizing, which is why they convert exactly between systems.
Contexts: Packaging
A numeral, sometimes with a fraction, printed on a sewn label inside a hat band or a glove cuff.