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/lawng"wayz', long"-/, adv.1. longwise.2. Dancing. in two long lines with the couples facing each other: to perform a country dance longways.adj.3. longwise.[1580-90; LONG1 + -WAYS]
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Longways — Long ways , adv. Lengthwise. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longways — 1580s, from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + WAY (Cf. way) + adverbial genitive s … Etymology dictionary
longways — (also longwise) ► ADVERB ▪ lengthways … English terms dictionary
longways — [lôŋ′wāz΄] adv. LENGTHWISE … English World dictionary
longways — UK [ˈlɒŋˌweɪz] / US [ˈlɔŋˌweɪz] adverb in the same direction as the longest side of something Cut the carrots longways … English dictionary
longways dance — noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other • Syn: ↑longways • Hypernyms: ↑country dance, ↑country dancing, ↑contredanse, ↑contra danse, ↑contradance • … Useful english dictionary
longways — adverb Lengthwise, in the longer direction … Wiktionary
longways — adv. lengthways, along the length, longwise; (in dancing) two long lines with couples facing each other … English contemporary dictionary
longways — (also longwise) adverb lengthways … English new terms dictionary
longways — ad. Longwise, lengthwise … New dictionary of synonyms
