Yitayningwut,
Yes, short is not the opposite of wide, but ????? can (and does, in this case,) mean narrow, not short.
The clothing of the ??? ????? created an issue of ??? ??? (in other words the men’s clothing was visually similar to the women’s) because, says ??”?, their clothing, as opposed to the ??? ?????? (who had ?????), was ????? ??? ???. In context, clearly ????? means the opposite of ?????.
The ???? then contrasts the clothing of the ????? to that of the ?????. The ????? had ????? that, says ??”?, were ????? ?????, and those of the ????? ??????? were ?????, so they were ????? ?? ???. The ?????, however, had ????? that, says ??”?, were ????? and therefore dissimilar to the men’s ?????. Again, clearly, ????? is the opposite of ?????.