breadthways

American  

[bredth-weyz, bretth-, breth-] / ˈbrɛdθˌweɪz, ˈbrɛtθ-, ˈbrɛθ- /

Also breadthwise

adverb

1. in the direction of the breadth.

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breadthways British  

/ ˈbrɛtθ-, ˈbrɛdθˌwaɪz, ˈbrɛtθ-, ˈbrɛdθˌweɪz /

adverb

1. from side to side

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Etymology

Origin of breadthways

First recorded in 1670–80; breadth + -ways

Example Sentences

It was of soft leather, and about eight inches wide, sewed lengthways and breadthways in small squares, in which I presumed the diamonds were deposited.

From The Little Savage by Marryat, Frederick

It was of soft leather, and about eight inches wide, sewed lengthways and breadthways in small squares, in which, I presumed the diamonds were deposited.

From The Little Savage by Marryat, Frederick

The proof is contained in the remarkable fact, that the iron interposed between the magnet and the magnetic needle breadthways constantly acquires its two opposite poles at both ends lengthways.

From Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Hence findere lignum means to cleave a log of wood, with the assistance of nature herself, lengthways; scindere, to chop it by mere force breadthways.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig