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Definition of Edgewise
1. Adverb. With the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge. "Held it edgewise"
2. Adverb. As if by an edge; barely. "I could not get a word in edgewise"
Definition of Edgewise
1. Adverb. Edgeways. ¹
2. Adverb. As if by an edge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Edgewise
1. sideways [adv] - See also: sideways
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edgewise
Literary usage of Edgewise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Life and Plant Uses: An Elementary Textbook, a Foundation for the by John Gaylord Coulter (1913)
"C. The edgewise Position. — Leaves which are crosswise to the light are so much
more conspicuous than those which are edgewise that it is natural to think ..."
2. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1919)
"IX, fig. 2). The formation of these oolites appears to have been connected with
the life activities of the plant. edgewise Conglomerate. ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... hairy, plaited, standing edgewise to the stem. Low plants, of easy culture if
treated like freesias or hyacinths. Three or 4 corms in a 4-in. pot give ..."
4. First Lessons on Natural Philosophy, for Children by Mary A. Swift (1859)
"... has a broad ring set edgewise around it, and this ring shines, like the Moon.
- What makes it shine ? ..."
5. Wooden Box and Crate Construction by Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) (1921)
"The height of the drop is usually increased for each repetition of the cycle.
Drop-edgewise Test—The drop-edgewise test is similar to the ..."
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