diamond-wiseadv.

Etymology: see -wise comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdiamond-wise.

In the manner or form of a diamond or lozenge.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > diamond, lozenge, or rhombus

diamond-wise1530

lozengewise1530

lozengeways1610

rhomboidally1798

rhomboidly1848

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 799 Dyamant wyse, lyke or in maner of a dyamant.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias lxxvi. 154 b Of sundrye coulours, the which was wrought Diamond wise.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 100/1 Diamond wise..is..anything set or hung having one corner of the square set upwards, the other downwards.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 158 His Effigies..upon it Escutcheon, or Diamond-wise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	diamond-wise
释义	diamond-wiseadv. Etymology: see -wise comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdiamond-wise. In the manner or form of a diamond or lozenge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > diamond, lozenge, or rhombus diamond-wise1530 lozengewise1530 lozengeways1610 rhomboidally1798 rhomboidly1848 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 799 Dyamant wyse, lyke or in maner of a dyamant. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias lxxvi. 154 b Of sundrye coulours, the which was wrought Diamond wise. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 100/1 Diamond wise..is..anything set or hung having one corner of the square set upwards, the other downwards. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 158 His Effigies..upon it Escutcheon, or Diamond-wise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adv.1530
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