| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class II. Words Relating to Space | | Section II. Dimensions | | 2. Linear Dimensions |
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| 202. Breadth, Thickness. |
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| NOUN: | BREADTH, width, latitude, amplitude; diameter, bore, caliber, radius; superficial extent (space) [See Space].
THICKNESS, crassitude [obs.]; corpulence (size) [See Size]; dilatation (expansion) [See Expansion].
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| VERB: | BE BROAD &c. adj.; become or render broad &c. adj.; expand [See Expansion]; thicken, widen, calibrate.
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| ADJECTIVE: | BROAD, wide, ample, extended; discous, discoid; fanlike; outspread, outstretched; “wide as a church-door” [Romeo and Juliet]; latifoliate [rare], latifolious [rare].
THICK, dumpy, squab, squat, thickset, stubby [See Shortness]; thick as a rope.
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