cornerwise

American  

[kawr-ner-wahyz] / ˈkɔr nərˌwaɪz /

Also cornerways

adverb

1. with the corner in front.

2. so as to form a corner.

3. from corner to corner; diagonally.

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cornerwise British  

/ ˈkɔːnəˌwaɪz, ˈkɔːnəˌweɪz /

adverb

1. with a corner in front; diagonally

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Etymology

Origin of cornerwise

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; corner, -wise

Example Sentences

I compared the old order among women to the juxtaposition of squares set cornerwise to each other; the intensity of personal feeling and interest infusing an insensible antagonism into our relations with each other.

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You could also place a box like this turned cornerwise, so that its top would look like a straight line.

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Place cornerwise, on a table in front of you, a large box with a square top.

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She folded it cornerwise and slipped it in across the pages so that the book would fall open at the fly leaf, knotting the ends on the back of the cover.

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The embroidered cloth is placed cornerwise and on it are decanters of port and sherry; sandwiches, biscuits and an uncut cake; two little piles of plates and one little pile of napkins.

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