Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.
hyperbaton[obs3], anastrophe[obs3], hysteron proteron[Grk][Grk], hypallage[obs3], synchysis[obs3], tmesis[obs3], parenthesis; metathesis; palindrome.
     pronation and supination[Anat][obs3]. 
     V. be inverted &c.; turn round, turn about, turn to the right about,
go round, go about, go to the right about, wheel round, wheel about, wheel to the right about; turn over, go over, tilt over, topple over; capsize, turn turtle.
     invert, subvert, retrovert[obs3], introvert; reverse; up turn, over
turn, up set, over set; turn topsy turvy &c. adj.; culbuter[obs3]; transpose, put the cart before the horse, turn the tables. 
     Adj. inverted &c. v.; wrong side out, wrong side up; inside out,
upside down; bottom upwards, keel upwards; supine, on one’s head, topsy-turvy, sens dessus dessous[Fr].
     inverse; reverse &c. (contrary) 14; opposite &c. 237.
     top heavy. 
     Adv. inversely &c. adj.; hirdy-girdy[obs3]; heels over head, head over
heels.

     #219.  Crossing. —­ N. crossing &c. v.; intersection, interdigitation;
decussation[obs3], transversion[obs3]; convolution &c. 248; level crossing.
     reticulation, network; inosculation[obs3], anastomosis,
intertexture[obs3], mortise.
     net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace; wicker; mat,
matting; plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle; tissue, netting, mokes[obs3]; rivulation[obs3].
     cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat’s cradle, knot; entangle &c.
(disorder) 59.
     [woven fabrics] cloth, linen, muslin, cambric &c.
     [web-footed animal] webfoot. 
     V. cross, decussate[obs3]; intersect, interlace, intertwine,
intertwist[obs3], interweave, interdigitate, interlink.
     twine, entwine, weave, inweave[obs3], twist, wreathe; anastomose[Med],
inosculate[obs3], dovetail, splice, link; lace, tat.
     mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill; tangle, entangle, ravel; net,
knot; dishevel, raddle[obs3]. 
     Adj. crossing &c. v.; crossed, matted &c, v. transverse.
     cross, cruciform, crucial; retiform[obs3], reticular, reticulated;
areolar[obs3], cancellated[obs3], grated, barred, streaked; textile; crossbarred[obs3], cruciate[obs3], palmiped[obs3], secant; web-footed. 
     Adv. cross, thwart, athwart, transversely; at grade [U.S.]; crosswise.

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     #220.  Exteriority. —­ N. exteriority[obs3]; outside, exterior;
surface, superficies; skin &c. (covering) 223; superstratum[obs3]; disk, disc; face, facet; extrados[obs3].
     excentricity[obs3]; eccentricity; circumjacence &c. 227[obs3]. 
     V. be exterior &c. adj.; lie around &c. 227.
     place exteriorly, place outwardly, place outside; put out, turn out. 

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