fanwise

American  

[fan-wahyz] / ˈfænˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. spread out like an open fan.

   to hold cards fanwise.

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Etymology

Origin of fanwise

First recorded in 1880–85; fan ¹ + -wise

Example Sentences

Wings usually well developed, net-veined; the fore-wings of firmer texture than the hind-wings, whose anal area folds fanwise beneath them.

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Fore-wings similar in texture to hind-wings, whose anal area folds fanwise.

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He got up, his bare toes clinging to the tiles, and spread out his fingers fanwise from his nose, shouting something, which immediately caused the crowd to toss with indignation, and the women to shriek again.

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While he was still debating the door of a house directly in front of him opened wide and a blinding glare of light spread fanwise into the street.

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As it fell astern, it spread out fanwise and in its heart developed a ghostly lunar rainbow—the spectrum cleansed and denuded of all the garish colors of day.

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