The Paris point is a
unit of length defined as . It is commonly used for
shoe sizes in Continental Europe.
The unit was invented by French shoemakers in the early 1800s. Its origin probably lies in centimetre being very close to inch; a French inch is around 27 mm, a quarter of that is 6.7 mm, close to 6. mm defined for the Paris point.
See also
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Point (disambiguation)
*
Barleycorn (unit), used in the English shoe sizing system.
References
Units of length
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