n.
Pronunciation: ˌ bü-str ə - ' f ē - ˌ dän, -d ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek boustroph ē don, adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn ― more at COW
Date: 1699
: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)
– boustrophedon adjective or adverb
– bou · stro · phe · don · ic \ -f ē - ' dä-nik \ adjective