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Definition of Longwise
1. Adverb. In the direction of the length. "He cut the paper lengthwise"
Definition of Longwise
1. adv. Lengthwise.
Definition of Longwise
1. Adverb. Lengthwise; longways; lengthways. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Longwise
1. lengthwise [adv] - See also: lengthwise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longwise
Literary usage of Longwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"To SLIT, slit. va Prêt, and Part. Slit and Slitted. To cut longwise. ... 5 split,
to divide longwise, to tear off longwise. SLIVER, sli'vur. s. (98). ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language by John Walker (1819)
"To cut longwise. SLIT, slit. s. A long cut and narrow opening. divide longwise,
to tear off longwise ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To cut longwise ; to cut in general. opening. SLITTER, (slit -ter) ns One who
cuts sr ... (slive) }ua To split; to To SLIVER, (sij'-ver) J divide longwise; ..."
4. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"... placed their knives and spoons longwise, and the Ghibelline! across ; the one
cut their bread across, the other longwise. Even in cutting an orange they ..."
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