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Cater-cornered   /kˈeɪtər-kˈɔrnərd/   Listen
Cater-cornered

adjective
1.
Slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line.  Synonyms: cata-cornered, catacorner, catercorner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered.





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"Cater-cornered" Quotes from Famous Books



... these up in the square of gingham, and he tied it across cater-cornered twice, in double knots, and showed Pony how he could put his hand through and carry it just as easy. He hid it under the bed for him, and he told Pony that if he was in Pony's place he should go to bed right away or pretty soon, so that nobody would think anything, and maybe he could get some ...
— The Flight of Pony Baker - A Boy's Town Story • W. D. Howells


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