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Definition of Catercornered
1. a. Diagonal.
Definition of Catercornered
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catercornered
Literary usage of Catercornered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Freedom of Speech by Zechariah Chafee (1920)
"... a dining-room so-called which had a catercornered closet containing a lot of
books and papers and in the center large boxes like packing-boxes, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1918)
"... fitted together to prevent rocking or catercornered work. 1 1 Gudgeon or
Wrist-Pin Bushings. ..."
3. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... the only form he knew ( = catercornered). Professor Drennan spoke of the
different value of different regions for dialect study. ..."
4. Greenleaf and Law in the Federal City by Allen Culling Clark (1901)
"... cater- cornered was the Independence Hall and catercornered contrariwise the
majestic pile in blue stone and red brick of the Financier—Robert Morris. ..."
5. Proceedings Before the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the United by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Privileges and Elections (1905)
"I live on the corner, and the closest house to me on the left is Nettie Wool
ley's, and catercornered across the street, one block away, is Nellie Todd's. ..."
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