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crosswise en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) crossing; lying across
Forms
Deriveds
crosswisely
Translations (2)
la obliquus (lying across) · grc λοξός (lying across)
crosswise en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English croswyse, crose wyse, equivalent to cross + -wise.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) transversely; so as to lie across
Jesse gave a whoop, then was out of the saddle and ducking behind a clump of rhododendron, putting his horse crosswise between himself and the beeves.
2014, Lori Benton, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn, WaterBrook Press, →ISBN, page 4:
Forms
Deriveds
one-half crosswise
Translations (23)
lv šķērsu (transversely) · br a-groaz (transversely) · bg на кръст (transversely) · sv korsvis (transversely) · dsb prěki (transversely) · ru крест-на́крест (transversely) · nl kruiselings (transversely) · cs napříč (transversely) · grc ἐναλλάξ (transversely) · mi tōpeka (transversely) · de quer (transversely) · es transversal (transversely) · de kreuzweise (transversely) · ru поперёк (transversely) · lv šķērsi (transversely) · lv šķērsām (transversely) · cs křížem (transversely) · es al través (transversely) · bg кръстосано (transversely) · izh poikittee (transversely) · es atravesado (transversely) · nl kruislings (transversely) · hu haránt (transversely)