boustrophedon
/ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)n
/ /ˌbuːstrəˈfiːd(ə)n/adjective & adverb
(Of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines.In the same excavations on Temple Hill, Robinson found a second example of a similar Archaic sacrificial calendar incised, boustrophedon, in the epichoric Corinthian alphabet, this time on a fragmentary lead tablet....
- The first is the back-and-forth meandering pattern known as boustrophedon.
- Etruscan was sometimes written in boustrophedon fashion and sometimes from right to left in horizontal lines.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Greek, literally 'as an ox turns in ploughing', from bous 'ox' + -strophos 'turning'.
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- transgene
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