adv. (also widdershins) esp. Sc. 1 in a direction contrary to the sun's course (considered as unlucky). 2 anticlockwise.
[ MLG weddersins f. MHG widdersinnes f. wider against + sin direction ]
adv. (also widdershins) esp. Sc. 1 in a direction contrary to the sun's course (considered as unlucky). 2 anticlockwise.
[ MLG weddersins f. MHG widdersinnes f. wider against + sin direction ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012