CATER-CORNERED


Meaning of CATER-CORNERED in English

adj. & adv. (also cater-corner, catty-cornered) US

--adj. placed or situated diagonally.

--adv. diagonally.

Etymology: dial. adv. cater diagonally (cf. obs. cater the four on dice f. F quatre f. L quattuor four)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.