Length

length, n. quality of being long: extent from end to end: the longest measure of anything: long continuance: detail: ( prosody ) time occupied in uttering a vowel or syllable: the quality of a vowel as long or short: any definite portion of a known extent.— v.t. Length′en , to increase in length: to draw out.— v.i. to grow longer.— adv. Length′ily .— n. Length′ine .— adv. Length′wise , in the direction of the length.— adj. Length′y , of great length: rather long—( obs. ) Length′ful .— Length of days , prolonged life.— At length , in the full extent: at last; Go great lengths , Go to all lengths , to use extreme efforts; Go to the length of , to proceed as far as. [A.S.,— lang , long.]