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cat⋅er-cor⋅nered
[kat-i-kawr-nerd, kat-ee-, kat-er-] 
–adjective
| 1. | diagonal. |
–adverb
| 2. | diagonally. |
Origin:
1830–40; dial. cater (adv.) diagonally (prob. to be identified with obs. cater four < MF quatre < L quattuor) + cornered
1830–40; dial. cater (adv.) diagonally (prob. to be identified with obs. cater four < MF quatre < L quattuor) + cornered
cat⋅ty-cor⋅nered
[kat-ee-kawr-nerd] Also, catty-corner.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism
1830–40, Americanism
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