flatwiseadv.

Brit.

/ˈflatwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈflætˌwaɪz/

Forms: Also flatways, rarely flat-way.

Etymology: < flat adj. + -ways comb. form, -wise comb. form.

With the flat side (instead of the edge) uppermost, foremost, or applied to another surface. Opposed to edge-ways adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [adverb] > with the broad surface (uppermost)

broadlingc1200

flatlonga1586

flatwise1601

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xviii. 578 The broad bit of the plough-share..lying flatwise.

1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vii. 108 These Plates..were laid on flat-wise.

1692 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1721) II. 358 They drew their Swords, and laid on some of them Flatways.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. xix. 189 I..leaped off, flatwise, with my Face towards the Water.

?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 11 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Steep the print, flat way, in warm water.

1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 212 It [was] very difficult to get the handle of a spoon (flat-ways) between his teeth.

1870 E. J. Reed in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 5/2 Such a raft will not float flatwise.

1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience i. iii. He..fell flatwise upon the gravel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flatwise
释义	flatwiseadv. Brit. /ˈflatwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈflætˌwaɪz/ Forms: Also flatways, rarely flat-way. Etymology: < flat adj. + -ways comb. form, -wise comb. form. With the flat side (instead of the edge) uppermost, foremost, or applied to another surface. Opposed to edge-ways adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [adverb] > with the broad surface (uppermost) broadlingc1200 flatlonga1586 flatwise1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xviii. 578 The broad bit of the plough-share..lying flatwise. 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vii. 108 These Plates..were laid on flat-wise. 1692 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1721) II. 358 They drew their Swords, and laid on some of them Flatways. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. xix. 189 I..leaped off, flatwise, with my Face towards the Water. ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 11 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Steep the print, flat way, in warm water. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 212 It [was] very difficult to get the handle of a spoon (flat-ways) between his teeth. 1870 E. J. Reed in Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 5/2 Such a raft will not float flatwise. 1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience i. iii. He..fell flatwise upon the gravel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1601
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