"all wool and a yard wide" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} all wool and a yard wide
  1. (dated) Of high quality. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-all_wool_and_a_yard_wide-en-phrase-YPdZvTzg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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