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| bend sinister |
in heraldry, a diagonal band from the lower left to the upper right of a shield, signifying bastardy; bar sinister. |
| bias |
a line diagonal to the grain of a woven cloth. [2/3 definitions] |
| candy-striped |
having diagonal stripes in alternating colors, resembling those on a candy cane or the like. |
| cater-cornered |
diagonal. (See kitty-cornered.) [1/2 definitions] |
| common fraction |
a fraction represented by a numerator, above a horizontal or diagonal line, and a denominator below. (Cf. decimal fraction.) |
| diagonal |
something that is diagonal, esp. a line or plane. [1/5 definitions] |
| half-timbered |
of a house or other building, having an exposed framework of vertical, horizontal, or diagonal timbers, with the spaces in between filled with plaster or brick. |
| kitty-cornered |
in a diagonal or angled position, esp. relative to another object or space. |
| ogive |
the diagonal rib of a Gothic vault. [1/3 definitions] |
| Sam Browne belt |
a waist belt with a diagonal strap over the right shoulder, worn as part of a military or police uniform, esp. as support for a pistol. |
| serge |
a sturdy suiting material with a diagonal weave. |
| slash |
a diagonal line used as a punctuation mark; virgule. [1/9 definitions] |
| tick-tack-toe |
a game for two players, one marking X's and the other marking O's in turn on a grid of nine squares until one succeeds in filling three squares with the same mark in a row down, across, or on a diagonal. |
| twill |
a fabric woven in a pattern of diagonal lines. [2/3 definitions] |
| twilled |
woven as or in a twill, so as to have parallel diagonal ribs. |
| whipcord |
a worsted fabric with deep diagonal ribbing. [1/2 definitions] |
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