Mr. Spriggs sighed, and lighting a short clay pipe-forbidden in the presence of his future son-in-law-fell to watching mother and daughter as they gloated over dress materials and discussed double-widths.
"Short Cruises"
W.W. Jacobs
Their machines are principally narrow and making short pieces, while the absurd system of bleaching at so much a piece goods of all lengths and widths, and dressing at so much all widths, has caused the new machines to be all wide, and capable of producing long pieces; of course to the serious disadvantage, if not utter ruin, of the small owner of narrow machines.
"On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures"
Charles Babbage
It is made also in greater widths, but not usually sold, unless for some special purpose.
"Second Shetland Truck System Report"
William Guthrie