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c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 142 Gif hunta gebite mannan, sleah þry scearpan neah fromweardes.

a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 109 Those are also called to account that are met walking fromwards the Church.

1664 Relat. Proc. at Hertford Assize Aug. 7 With his face from-wards the place where they usually met.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 119 A pend or earnest strift fromwards.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. i. 316 Towards or fromwards the Zenith.

1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. (Gloss.) 723/1 Fromward (West Eng.), land is ploughed ‘framwards’ when the horses are turning to the right.

1880 R. Jefferies Round about Great Estate 159 The carters..saying ‘toward’ for anything near or leaning towards you, and ‘vrammards’ for the reverse.

1574 W. Bourne Regim. for Sea (1577) viii. 31 On the contrary side from the Sunnewardes.

1577 Vicary's Profitable Treat. Anat. sig. K.j Two Latitudinales comming from the backe wardes to the wombe.

1612 R. Ch. Olde Thrift newly Revived 76 The degrees of a Quadrant are likewise 90, from the Centre towards your right hand, hauing the Sines vpmost, & holding the Centre from you wards.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxx. 265 The obiects comming into the glasse by a superficies not parallele..but sloaping, from the obiectwardes.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 162 The finger being rubb'd from the tail-wards towards the head.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 189 And leave such always down during the Summer that are from the Sun-wards.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 64 Not letting the Plain [= plane] totter to or from you-wards.