单词 | reverse ways |
释义 | † reverse waysadv. Obsolete. = reversewise adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > in the opposite or reverse direction contrariwise1589 oppositelyc1593 averse1607 opposite1609 contrary1616 reversedly1649 aversely1651 reverse ways1762 contrariways1766 negatively1789 west1793 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adverb] > in reversed order reversea1393 topsy-turvy1528 preposterously1533 hysteron proteron1602 inverselya1628 inversedly1645 reversedly1649 reversely1659 reverse ways1762 ass-backward1939 1762 Rules Preserv. Health i. 14 The breast should be rubbed with the hands, reverse ways, night and morning, at least. 1792 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Occult Sci. (new ed.) 145 In a line reverseways to the order of the zodiac. 1826 J. W. Hiort Pract. Treat. Constr. Chimneys iii. 16 Two courses, laid one upon the other reverse ways..are equal in height or depth to two courses of common brick-work. 1867 J. Fergusson Hist. Archit. II. iii. iii. 482 Over these lies the roof, apparently formed of three thicknesses of plank, or probably two of timber planks laid reverse ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.1762 |
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