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John B. Read’s lighting now makes less marvelous effects from the depths and breadths of the Met stage.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2014

Meg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a ‘sweet blue muslin’, had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn’t wash, which mishap made her slightly cross.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Seaming.—A narrow openwork insertion, gimp or braiding, with parallel sides, used for joining two breadths of linen, instead of sewing them directly the one to the other.

From Lace, Its Origin and History by Goldenberg, Samuel L.

The number of illusive renderings of prints taken from the same finger, is greatly increased by such trifles as the relative breadths of their respective lineations and the differences in their depths of tint.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir

But time went on and on, for seven lengths and seven breadths, and yet he did not come back.

From Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales by Asbj?rnsen, P. Chr.