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arraswise

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

exhibiting the top and two sides, the corner being in front (said of a rectangular form).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • 1870-1881, John Edwin Cussans, History of Hertfordshire A pillow laid arraswise on another, and held by two kneeling angels, one on each side, supports her head, and her feet rest on two small dogs

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