单词 | cater-cornered |
释义 | cater-cornered in British English (ˈkætəˌkɔːnəd) adjective, adverb US and Canadian informal diagonally placed; diagonal Also: catty-cornered, kitty-cornered, cater-corner, catty-cornerWord origin C16 cater, from dialect cater (adv) diagonally, from obsolete cater (n) four-spot of dice, from Old French quatre four, from Latin quattuorcater-cornered in American English (ˈkætəˌkɔrnərd; ˈkætiˌkɔrnərd; esp. formerly, ˈkætərˌkɔrnərd) adjective 1. diagonal adverb Also ˈcatˌer-corner 2. diagonally or obliquely Word origin ME cater, four (< OFr catre < L quattuor, four) + cornered |
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