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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Length \Length\ (l[e^]ngth), noun [OE. lengthe, AS. leng[eth], fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. l[ae]ngde, Sw. l[aum]ngd, Icel. lengd. See {Long}, adjective ]
1. The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from {breadth} or {width}; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
2. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
Large lengths of seas and shores. --Shak.
The future but a length behind the past. --Dryden.
3. The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
4. A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
5. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your bliss With length of days, and every day like this. --Dryden.
He had marched to the length of Exeter. --Clarendon.
{At length}. (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as, let the name be inserted at length. (b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See Syn. of At last, under {Last}.
{At arm's length}. See under {Arm}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Length \Length\, verb (used with an object) To lengthen. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"
2: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: {duration}, {length}]
3: the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: {distance}, {length}]
5: a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
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