right-corneredadj.
/ˈrʌɪtˌkɔːnəd/, U.S. /ˈraɪtˌkɔrnərd/ rare in later use.
= right-angled adj. 1.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > constituting an angle > right > with parts or lines right-angled to each other
right-cornered1551
right-angled?a1560
rectangled1570
rectanguled1636
rectangular1703
right-angular1704
rectangulate1852
1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xxi. sig. E.iv Therfore turne that into a right cornered triangle, accordyng to the worke in the laste conclusion.
1599 T. Hill Schoole of Skil ii. 169 The arke of the distance of the places doth deuide them into two right cornered tryangles.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Orthogonal, orthogonall, right cornered.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 267 Each weare a right cornerd crosse upon his Armes.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xv. 374/1 Obtuse Angled, blunt, or not right cornered.
1745 Accomplish'd Housewife Gloss. 407 Right-cornered, rectangular.
1838 F. P. Leverett Lexicon of Lat. Lang. 224/1 Right-cornered, habens angulos rectos.
1995 Jrnl. Business-Spokane (Nexis) 19 Jan. a3 If you need something other than a rectangular, right-cornered box, you need a die cutter to produce it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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