cater-cornered

(kat′ə kôr′nərd, kat′ē-; esp.formerly, kat′ər-)

adjective

diagonal

Origin: ME cater, four (< OFr catre < L quattuor, four) + cornered

adverb

diagonally or obliquely

See cater-cornered in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Diagonal.

adverb

In a diagonal position.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete cater, four at dice

Origin: , from Middle English

Origin: , from Old French catre, four

Origin: , from Latin quattuor; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots

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