plough-wiseadj.

Brit.

/ˈplaʊwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈplaʊˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: plough n.¹, -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < plough n.¹ + -wise comb. form, after Hellenistic Greek βουστροϕηδόν boustrophedon adv. and adj.

rare.

Of writing: consisting of lines of text running alternately from right to left and from left to right. Cf. boustrophedon adv. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > in alternate directions

boustrophedon1783

boustrophedonic1801

plough-wise1883

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet II. vii. 33 This was succeeded by βουστροϕηδόν, or ‘plough-wise’ writing.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. IV. xvi. 197 Plough-wise, with valour of a god, them leads!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plough-wise
释义	plough-wiseadj. Brit. /ˈplaʊwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈplaʊˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: plough n.¹, -wise comb. form. Etymology: < plough n.¹ + -wise comb. form, after Hellenistic Greek βουστροϕηδόν boustrophedon adv. and adj. rare. Of writing: consisting of lines of text running alternately from right to left and from left to right. Cf. boustrophedon adv. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [adjective] > in alternate directions boustrophedon1783 boustrophedonic1801 plough-wise1883 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet II. vii. 33 This was succeeded by βουστροϕηδόν, or ‘plough-wise’ writing. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. IV. xvi. 197 Plough-wise, with valour of a god, them leads! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1883
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