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arriswise

arriswise adverb: diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.

Adverb

arriswise (not comparable)

  1. (tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
  2. (timber industry) According to a method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.

Forms of arriswise

alternative formarrisways

Origin of arriswise

From arris + -wise.

Questions about arriswise

What does arriswise mean?
Arriswise means diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
What part of speech is arriswise?
Arriswise is an adverb.

Words near arriswise in the dictionary

  1. arris
  2. arrises
  3. arrish
  4. arrishes
  5. arrisways
  6. arriswise
  7. arriuall
  8. arriue
  9. arriv'd
  10. arrivage
  11. arrivages

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