boustrophedonadv.adj.n.
/baʊstrəʊˈfiːdən//buːstrəʊˈfiːdən/ (Written) alternately from right to left and from left to right, like the course of the plough in successive furrows; as in various ancient inscriptions in Greek and other languages.
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1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric (1812) I. vii. 155 Afterwards, the Greekes adopted a new method, writing their lines alternately from the right to the left, and from the left to the right, which was called Boustrophedon.
1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles II. x. 174 A very antient Greek inscription, written in the boustrophedon manner.
1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xi. 176.
1880 Times 6 Nov. 4/5 The usual boustrophedon manner which the Hittites affected.
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boustropheˈdonic adj.
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1801 J. Hager Babylon. Inscript. 11 The laws of Solon in boustrophedonic writing.
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