Talk:sidth

RFV discussion: May–July 2014
" Length, specifically when referring to an article of clothing." Equinox ◑ 21:11, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * There seems to be a grain of truth to it, but it seems to be more dialectal than obsolete, and to be derived from side by analogy to wide and width- thus equivalent to depth, not length. The phrase "walking width and striding sidth" is quoted in some places as a traditional rule of thumb for the dimensions of a dress, which I interpret to mean "wide enough to accommodate how far the legs are apart when one is walking, and with enough room from front to back to accommodate the length of one's stride". It looks to me like the creator was trying too hard to derive specific information from vague/ambiguous passages, and got it wrong. I would get rid of any reference to fashion, and just make it something like "(dialectal) The length of the sides of something, that is, the depth."
 * There may be enough quotes to support my interpretation, but I don't think any support the interpretation in the entry. Chuck Entz (talk) 22:10, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * After further looking, I seem to have oversimplified: there are, indeed, a couple of references that talk about a dress that is too long being "too side"
 * The cites I've found in Google Books: here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. You'll note that most are more mentions than uses, but they do quote usage here and there. Chuck Entz (talk) 22:34, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The sense specific to clothing failed. The more generic, dialectal term, which was added after the entry was tagged, remains. — Ungoliant (falai) 00:44, 17 July 2014 (UTC)