单词 | plankwise |
释义 | plankwiseadv. In the fashion or shape of a plank; lengthways along a piece of wood. Cf. plankways adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in longitudinal direction alongc1300 endlongc1300 afterlong?a1425 endlonges1473 alength?1523 longways1525 longwise1548 alongst1562 longstways1566 longstwise1566 lengthwisec1580 longst1581 lengthways1599 longitudinally1695 plankwise1815 axially1855 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 90 When cut plankwise, boxwood is extremely apt to warp, unless very well seasoned. 1877 W. C. Bennett Prometheus Fire-giver 58 So shalt thou fling the tall pine and strong elm, And cleave them, plank-wise and the dripping earth No more shall house thee, but, from thine own hands, Thou shalt build seemly homes. 1921 Proc. Royal Soc. 1920–21 A. 98 287 Sections of this [drawn rod], cut parallel to the length (plankwise) show the fibres admirably. 2004 Encycl. Brit. Online 14 Oct. at Wood engraving Wood engraving is a variation of woodcut. The main difference is that, for wood engraving, the block..is cut cross-grained rather than plankwise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1815 |
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