cornerwise
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English cornerwise; equivalent to corner + -wise.
Adverb
[edit]cornerwise (comparative more cornerwise, superlative most cornerwise)
Translations
[edit]diagonally — see diagonally
Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adverb
[edit]cornerwise
- 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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Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: cornerwise