n. 1 measurement or distance from side to side. 2 a large extent. 3 breadth or liberality of thought, views, etc. 4 a strip of material of full width as woven. widthways adv. widthwise adv.
[ 17th c. (as WIDE, -TH(2)) replacing wideness ]
n. 1 measurement or distance from side to side. 2 a large extent. 3 breadth or liberality of thought, views, etc. 4 a strip of material of full width as woven. widthways adv. widthwise adv.
[ 17th c. (as WIDE, -TH(2)) replacing wideness ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012