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Swash :: Swash (v. t.) An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work..

Thwartly :: Thwartly (adv.) Transversely; obliquely.

Trochlea :: Trochlea (n.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes..

Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal..

Wick :: Wick (v. i.) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

Askant :: Askant (adv.) Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion..

Oblique :: Oblique (n.) An oblique line.

Heterotropous :: Heterotropous (a.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous.

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Slant :: Slant (v. t.) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line..

Monoptote :: Monoptote (n.) A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.

Anorthic :: Anorthic (a.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Sailing :: Sailing (n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing..

Chinese :: Chinese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China..

Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..

Gley :: Gley (adv.) Asquint; askance; obliquely.

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.

Slope :: Slope (v. i.) An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another..

Winter :: Winter (n.) The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

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