parkwardadv.
/ˈpɑːkwəd/, U.S. /ˈpɑrkwərd/ rare.
Towards the park.
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parkwarda1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. i. 5 Marry Sir, the pittie-ward, the Parke-ward: euery way: olde Windsor way, and euery way but the Towne-way. View more context for this quotation
1871 M. C. Ames Eirene 210/1 She saw the beautiful woman enter the carriage for her afternoon drive. The gorgeous cavalcade had already started parkward.
1996 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 6 Feb. When we arrived about 11 a.m., people were heading parkward from all directions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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