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Definition of Kitty-corner
1. Adjective. Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line. "Set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
Similar to: Oblique
Definition of Kitty-corner
1. Adverb. (US Canada) (with ''to'':) located diagonally across from something, especially across an intersection ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kitty-corner
Literary usage of Kitty-corner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"60. kitty-corner (kiti) (cf. p. 8) = to cut off a corner by going across lots.
In the Chicago Inter-Ocean for March 10, 1802, p. ..."
2. Western Canada by Paul-Eric Dumontier, Jennifer McMorran, Pierre Longnus (2004)
"kitty-corner stands St Andrew's Wesley United Church. which was built in 193 I
and houses a window created by master glassworker Gabriel Loire of Chartres, ..."
3. The Book of Daniel Drew: A Glimpse of the Fisk-Gould-Tweed Régime from the by Bouck White (1910)
"... Road which continued it up to the middle of the island kitty-corner. Where Grace
Church now stands, there used to be an old high-peaked ..."
4. Belize by Vivien Lougheed (2005)
"This is a great concept - do your laundry while communicating with those at
home (although Internet access is expensive). Val's is kitty-corner to ..."
5. Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler by Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (2006)
"kitty-corner stands St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, which was built in 193 I
and houses a window created by master glassworker Gabriel Loire of Chartres, ..."
6. Toronto by Jennifer McMorran, Alain Rondeau (2002)
"kitty-corner stands impressive St. Lawrence Hall * (151 King St. E.), which was
Toronto's community centre in the latter half of the 19th century. ..."
7. Clinical Psychiatry; a Text-book for Students and Physicians by Emil Kraepelin, Allen Ross Diefendorf (1907)
"She lives in a little white house kitty corner of our'n. Come up with an old
green umbrella 'cause it rained. You know it can rain in January when there is ..."
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