cater-cornered
21kitty-cornered — [kit′ē kôr΄nərd] adj., adv. CATER CORNERED: also kitty corner …
22catty-cornered — /kat ee kawr neuhrd/, adj., adv. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. cater cornered. Also, catty corner. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * …
23kitty-cornered — /kit ee kawr neuhrd/, adj., adv. Chiefly Northern and Western U.S. cater cornered. Also, kitty corner. [1885 90] * * * …
24catty-cornered — adjective see cater cornered …
25catty-cornered — cat•ty cor•nered [[t]ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd[/t]] also cat′ty cor ner adj. adv. dial. Southern U.S. cater cornered • Etymology: 1830–40, amer …
26kitty-cornered — kit′ty cor nered or kit′ty cor ner adj. adv. dial. cater cornered • Etymology: 1885–90 …
27catty-cornered — 1838, from now obsolete cater to set or move diagonally (1570s), from M.Fr. catre four, from L. quattuor (see FOUR (Cf. four)). Cf. CARREFOUR (Cf. carrefour) …
28cat|er-cor|nered — «KAT uhr KR nuhrd», adjective, adverb. –adj. diagonal; placed diagonally: »A cater cornered walk crosses the park. –adv. diagonally: »He walked cater cornered across the park. Also, catty cornered, kitty cornered. ╂[< obsolete …
29catty-corner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑cata cornered, ↑catercorner, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …
30catercorner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑cata cornered, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty corner, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …
