die-wiseadj. and adv. in the manner of a die, in a cubical form.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > cube or cuboid
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1674 N. FairfaxTreat. Bulk & Selvedge 128 In die wise or cubically.
1702 R. ThoresbyLet. 17 June in Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) (1705) 24 1864 The heads not Die-wise, as the large Nails now are, but perfectly flat.