calibre
/kaˈlibɾe/ · B2 · noun · m
quality
📏 calibre = ca + libre: a measure that keeps things 'free' of error
Spanish calibre comes via Arabic qālib 'mould, form', ultimately from Greek kalapous 'shoemaker's last'. A calibre is the standard form a thing is measured against, which is why the same word names a gauge, a jig, and a bore size.