ETIMOLOGIA DELLA PAROLA CATER-CORNERED
Cater, from dialect cater (adv) diagonally, from obsolete cater (n) four-spot of dice, from Old French quatre four, from Latin quattuor.
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
diagonally. adverb she cut the cake in halfdiagonally: obliquely, at an angle,
crossways, crosswise, on the cross, on the slant, slantwise, aslant, cornerwise, on
the bias; N. Amer. cater-cornered, cater-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-cornered.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
catafalque. 63. cater-cornered. caterwaul 64 cavalry theater | [as adv.]
motorcyclists cut catercornered. I a single crypt or gallery in such a cemetery. I an
underground construction resembling or compared to such a cemetery. cat-a-
falque | 'k$ta ...
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The English dialect dictionary
236.] (4, a) w.Yks. Put that neclul on cater-cornered way, LeedsMereSuppZ. (Mar.
12, tha) ; (LII); w.YkaJ; w.Yks.“ He crossed the field in a cater-cornered fashion.
Howd that sack catie-cornered. ne.Lan. Yc- mean a cater-cornered padl LEM.
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Garner's Modern American Usage
The past-participial forms are more grammatically appropriate—e.g.: • “Mr.
Lebewohl was honored on Thursday when the small park in front of St. Mark's
Church-in-the-Bowery—cater-cornered from his deli, at Second Avenue and 10th
...
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Why Rattlesnakes Rattle: ...And 250 Other Things You Should Know
Sometimes written as catty-cornered, cater-cornered, cata-cornered,
catercornered, or kitty-cornered, among other variations, the word cater itself
dates to the 1500s. It comes from the Anglicized French quatre meaning “four,” or
“fourDave ...
Valeri R. Helterbran,
2012
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Novels and Social Writings
Across the table from him, cater-cornered, at Mr. Morse's right, sat Judge Blount,
a local superior court judge. Martin had met him a number of times and had failed
to like him. He and Ruth's father were discussing labor union politics, the local ...
713/228-8421), cater-cornered from the symphony. Also in the theater district is
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby (& 713/315-2400), which is
shared by the Society for Performing Arts and Theater Under the Stars. The
Society ...
David Baird, Eric Peterson, Neil Edward Schlecht,
2007
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More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well
The Virginian dialect, Fithian discovered, even had its own vocabulary: afeared
for afraid, cater-cornered for crooked, chomp for chew, disremember for forget,
and a host of similar substitutions. Virginians tended to add syllables to words
and ...
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The Chinatown War: Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871
... Beaudry building at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles Streets, cater-
cornered from the Coronel adobe. A few people noticed him and quickly seized
him. The city marshal, Frank Baker, took Ah Wing from his captors. From the
crowd ...
... located cater—cornered to the Iglesia de Santo Tomas (see below). This small
museum has some decent ancient Maya artifacts in jade, stone, and ceramic. The
rooms are dimly lit, and the explanatory material is all in Spanish. This place is ...
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Berkeley: Two discussions set for Harold Way high-rise project
The planned residential-and-retail project known as 2211 Harold Way would be situated cater-cornered from the Library Gardens, at 2020 ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, giu 15»
The Belmont, a restored West Dallas hotel, is being sold
Across from that now-vacant space, cater-cornered from the Belmont, stands the Sylvan-Thirty apartment and retail complex that Anderson has ... «Dallas Morning News, mag 15»
Downtown lands two major land deals
The city eventually will buy the current Frost Tower, cater-cornered to Frost's future home, for $51 million, giving the city the ability to relocate its ... «San Antonio Express-News, apr 15»
U-Haul proposal in Lake Zurich triggers questions about look of Rt …
U-Haul would occupy a building at the northeast corner of Route 22 and Buesching Road, cater-cornered from St. Francis de Sales Parish and ... «Chicago Daily Herald, apr 15»
Capital area houses safe
Worley lives at Third and Pulaski, roughly cater-cornered to the Homard House, in a large Victorian that had fallen into disrepair and had been ... «Arkansas Times, mar 15»
This is the most dangerous place for homicides in Los Angeles County
Within hours, the sunny athlete was gunned down cater-cornered from his house, a killing still unsolved to this day despite numerous alleged ... «LA Daily News, gen 15»
Alternative to a new parish courthouse
We can even eliminate the 1010 building that's cater-cornered to the courthouse right now,” adds Durel. “The $100 million question is where ... «KLFY, gen 15»
Top 10 local stories of 2014
... building cater-cornered from Asheboro City Hall. A 10,000-square-foot addition was built onto the back of the building, which is the new front. «Asheboro Courier Tribune, dic 14»
THE SCRIBBLER: Haydn Zug buried diagonally to spite wife
A large granite monument faces southwest — cater-cornered to other stones. It stands out because it's so oddly slanted. The reason it is slanted ... «LancasterOnline, dic 14»
Primera Partners counters Weston Urban's bid for downtown tower
Frost Bank would move into the new tower, which Weston Urban would build cater-cornered from Frost's current headquarters on West Houston ... «mySanAntonio.com, ott 14»