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Definition of Longways
1. Noun. Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other.
Generic synonyms: Contra Danse, Contradance, Contredanse, Country Dancing, Country-dance
Specialized synonyms: Reel, Virginia Reel
2. Adverb. In the direction of the length. "He cut the paper lengthwise"
Definition of Longways
1. adv. Lengthwise.
Definition of Longways
1. Adverb. Lengthwise, in the longer direction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Longways
1. longwise [adv] - See also: longwise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longways
Literary usage of Longways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Hunger and Industrial Disorders: A Study of Social Conflict During by Walter James Shelton (1902)
"If I were sure o't I'd lay information,' said longways emphatically. ' 'Tis too
rough a joke, and apt to wake riots in towns. We know that the Scotchman is ..."
2. Syllabus and Manual of Physical Training for Public Schools by Laurence Samuel Hill (1917)
"Formations: " longways for as many as will"—about five feet between lines and
... longways for six "—three couples. " longways for eight "—four couples. ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... over those floats than might have been needed, because he rejoiced in the
corners, they being square, and the streaks in his head all running longways. ..."
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