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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"
Similar to: Oblique
Definition of Cater-cornered
1. Adjective. (American English) cater-corner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cater-cornered
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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