Width.

§ 29.1085 Width. The relative breadth of a tobacco leaf expressed in relation to its length. Width, as an element of quality, does not apply to tobacco in strip form. (See Elements of Quality Chart.) Elements     Degrees     Maturity Immature Unripe Mature Ripe Mellow. Leaf structure Tight Close Firm Open Body Heavy Fleshy Medium Thin Oil Lean Oily Rich Color intensity Pale Weak Moderate Strong Deep. Width Stringy Narrow Normal Spready Length ( 1  ) ( 1  ) ( 1  ) Uniformity ( 2  ) ( 2  ) ( 2  ) Injury tolerance ( 2  ) ( 2  ) ( 2  ) Waste tolerance ( 2  ) ( 2  ) ( 2  ) 1  Expressed in inches. 2  Expressed in percentage. [42 FR 21092, Apr. 25, 1977. Redesignated at 47 FR 51721, Nov. 17, 1982, and at 48 FR 29671, June 28, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 49 FR 16756, Apr. 20, 1984, and further redesignated at 51 FR 25027, July 10, 1986] elements of quality