gardenwardsadv.
/ˈɡɑːdnwədz/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrd(ə)nwərdz/ Towards the garden; in the direction of the garden.
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1870 F. E. Weatherly Muriel 24 The prince,..Circled by the wondering maidens passed By moist marge of the river gardenwards.
1895 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 348 He..showed signs of moving gardenwards.
1922 Illustr. London News 16 Sept. 416/2 Lord Islington's sitting-room looks gardenwards.
1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 6 May 16 Every evening, as so many rip off the packaging and switch on the microwave, the would-be agriculturist strolls gardenwards.
2012 J. Astley I Should Be so Lucky 10 Lisa was halfway out of her chair,..nodding apologetically gardenwards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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