BROADWISE

breadthwise, breadthways, broadwise

(adverb) in the direction of the breadth; “cut the cloth breadthwise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

broadwise (comparative more broadwise, superlative most broadwise)

(obsolete) Breadthwise.

Source: Wiktionary


Broad"wise`, adv.

Definition: Breadthwise. [Archaic]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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