cornerwise

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English cornerwise; equivalent to corner +‎ -wise.

Adverb[edit]

cornerwise (comparative more cornerwise, superlative most cornerwise)

  1. Diagonally.

Translations[edit]

diagonally — see diagonally

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From corner +‎ -wise.

Adverb[edit]

cornerwise

  1. diagonally
    • ?a1425, *Chauliac(1) (NY 12), 47b/a:
      It is persed diagonaly i. thwertly, & þe holez ar closed diagonaly [*Ch.(2): cornerwise; L dyagonaliter].
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    • ?a1425, Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner), 2.169/12:
      Som men makeþ þe first inscisioun vnto þe cifac..In aiþer [method of operating] it is persed diagonaly, i. twhertly [Ch.(2): on cornerwise], & þe holez ar closed diagonaly.
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Descendants[edit]

  • English: cornerwise
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