† overthwartwiseadv.
Obsolete. rare.
Crosswise, transversely.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > [adverb]
overthwartc1300
thwarta1350
thwart-over1398
overthwartly?a1425
traversec1425
thorter1488
thwartly?1541
traversely?1541
traversewise1548
cross1577
thwartingly1579
crosswise1580
thwartwise1589
overthwartwise1594
crossly1598
traverseways1610
athwart1611
crossway1611
transversely1650
overthwartways1656
transverse1660
crossways1665
thwartways1665
transversally1762
criss-cross1843
athwart-wise1868
1594 H. Plat Jewell House 24 Fasten this bar ouerthwartwise in the middle point of the ouen mouth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adv.1594- thorn-covered
- thorn-crown
- thorn-crowned
- thorn-devil
- thorn-eater
- thorn-encompassed
- thorn-fire
- thorn-fly
- thorn-garth
- thorn-grape
- thorn-head
- thorn-headed worm
- thorn-hedge
- thorn-hedged
- thorn-hog
- thorn-holt
- thorn-hopper
- thorn-letter
- thorn-like
- thorn-lizard
- thorn-locust
- thorn-marked
- thorn-moth
- thorn-mussel
- thorn-prick