overthwart
(obsolete) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(archaic) From side to side.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(archaic, UK, _, dialectal) From one side to the other of.
Origin: From , overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to . Compare ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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