piece goods

goods, especially fabrics, sold at retail by linear measure.

Also called yard goods.

Origin of piece goods

First recorded in 1655–65

The imports are European piece-goods, hardware of all sorts and spices.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various
They deal generally in hardware, piece-goods and drugs, and are very keen traders.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India |R. V. Russell
The purchase by these bills they entirely divert from raw silk, and order to be laid out wholly in piece-goods.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VIII. (of 12) |Edmund Burke
It means sixty crores of rupees annually paid by us for piece-goods.

The Wheel of Fortune |Mahatma Gandhi

The importation of cotton and piece-goods into ancient Greece and Rome was therefore comparatively inconsiderable.

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary |Henry Lee

piece goods

goods, esp fabrics, made in standard widths and lengths Also called: yard goods