adverb
Etymology
Origin of cornerwise
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at corner, -wise
Example Sentences
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Yes, here it was; here to the right, standing cornerwise to the street, was the house of my dream, here too the old-fashioned gateway with scrollwork in stone on both sides….
From Dream Tales and Prose Poems by Constance Garnett
You could also place a box like this turned cornerwise, so that its top would look like a straight line.
From Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) by Hugo B. Froehlich
So Miss Betty gave her a pretty square lunch-cloth to put cornerwise on the round table, and showed her where she kept the napkins and silver and china.
From The Fun of Cooking A Story for Girls and Boys by Caroline French Benton
Win darted a cornerwise glance at Tobias to see if he were suspiciously watching her.
From Winnie Childs The Shop Girl by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
She folded the note cornerwise, directed it, and placed it on the table.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
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