lengthways

[ lengkth-weyz, length-, lenth- ]

/ ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-, ˈlɛnθ- /

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adverb, adjective

lengthwise.

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Origin of lengthways

First recorded in 1590–1600; length + -ways

Words nearby lengthways

length, length between perpendiculars, lengthen, lengthman, length over all, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy, Lengua, leniency, lenient

How to use lengthways in a sentence

Begin at the wrist, and rub lengthways towards the end of the fingers, holding the glove firmly in your right-hand.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Rinse it through a clean, lukewarm water; wring it lengthways, and stretch it well.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
In hanging it out on a line do not suspend it in festoons, but spread it along the line straight and lengthways.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Lengthways curtailèd to her taste A tunic circumvents her waist, And soothly it is passing chaste.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

The sofa was placed lengthways on the cart, so that the two passengers when seated thereon travelled sideways.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for lengthways

lengthways

lengthwise

/ (ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-) /

adverb, adjective

in, according to, or along the direction of length

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