a breadth of cloth

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• breadth — breadthless, adj. /bredth, bretth, breth/, n. 1. the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width. 2. an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width: a breadth of cloth. 3.… …   Universalium

• breadth — /brɛdθ / (say bredth) noun 1. Mathematics the measure of the second principal dimension of a surface or solid, the first being length, and the third (in the case of a solid) thickness; width. 2. an extent or piece of something as measured by its… …  

• breadth — [[t]brɛdθ, brɛtθ, brɛθ[/t]] n. 1) wam the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width 2) an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width: a breadth of cloth[/ex] 3) freedom from… …   From formal English to slang

• breadth — ► NOUN 1) the distance or measurement from side to side of something. 2) wide range: breadth of experience. 3) dated a piece of cloth of standard or full width. ORIGIN obsolete brede, related to BROAD(Cf. ↑broadness) …   English terms dictionary

• Cloth Hall, Ypres — The Cloth Hall, Ypres The Cloth Hall (Dutch: Lakenhal or Lakenhalle), of Ypres, Belgium, was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city s prosperous cloth… …   Wikipedia

• breadth — n. 1 the distance or measurement from side to side of a thing; broadness. 2 a piece (of cloth etc.) of standard or full breadth. 3 extent, distance, room. 4 (usu. foll. by of) capacity to respect other opinions; freedom from prejudice or… …   Useful english dictionary

• breadth — noun 1》 the distance or measurement from side to side of something.     ↘wide range: her breadth of experience. 2》 dated a piece of cloth of standard or full width. Derivatives breadthways (also breadthwise) adverb Origin C16: from obs. brede… …   English new terms dictionary

• To spread cloth — Spread Spread (spr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr[ae]dan; akin to D. spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G. spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fair Linen Cloth —    , Fair White Linen Cloth    In the Communion Office there are two rubrics, the first of which reads as follows: The Table, at the Communion time having a fair white linen cloth upon it, etc. By this is meant the long linen cloth the breadth of …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Body cloth — Body Bod y, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• White Ensign — St George s Ensign or White Ensign: white field defaced with a thin Cross of Saint George, Union Flag in the first quarter. The White Ensign or St George s Ensign is an ensign fl …   Wikipedia