Definition of Cater-cornered

1. Adjective. Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line. "Set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"


Definition of Cater-cornered

1. Adjective. (American English) cater-corner ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cater-cornered

catenate
catenated
catenates
catenating
catenation
catenations
catenative
catenative verb
catenin
catenins
catenoid
catenoids
catenulate
cater
cater-corner
cater-cornered (current term)
cater-cousin
cater-cousins
cateran
caterans
catercorner
catercornered
catered
caterer
caterers
cateress
cateresses
cateries
catering
catermaul

Literary usage of Cater-cornered

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield by Sidney Oldall Addy (1888)
"But see cater-cornered. CAUSEY, sb. a causeway or a paved footpath by the side of a road; also a bridle road. ' Payd to Win. ..."

2. Every-day Errors of Speech by L. P. Meredith (1874)
"cater-cornered — ka'tcr- cor-nered, not kat'ty-cor- nered. Not down, thus compounded in Webster, but his pronunciation of the separate words is as given. ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Cater, and Cater cornered, adj. and ado. diagonal; diagonally. To ' cut cater' in the case of velvet, cloth, &c., is what drapers know as to ' cut on the ..."

4. A Dictionary of the Art of Printing by William Savage (1841)
"Paper, the sides of which are not at right angles with each other, is termed cater cornered. It is disadvantageous for book work, as it cannot be folded ..."

5. Shropshire Word-book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used by Georgina Frederica Jackson (1879)
"cater-cornered, «<//. diagonal.—WELLINGTON. A house standing diagonally to the struct would be eater-cornered. Cf. Endways-on. CATER-WIFF, adr. across ..."

6. Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs by Arthur Benoni Evans (1881)
"Cater, and cater-cornered, adj. and adv. diagonal; diagonally. To 'cut cater' in the case of velvet, cloth, &c., is what drapers know as to ' cut on the ..."

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