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cor⋅ner⋅wise

  [kawr-ner-wahyz]
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–adverb
1. with the corner in front.
2. so as to form a corner.
3. from corner to corner; diagonally.
Also, cor⋅ner⋅ways  [kawr-ner-weyz] .

Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see corner, -wise
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cor·ner·wise   (kôr'nər-wīz')   
adv.  

  1. With a corner toward the front.

  2. So as to form a corner.

  3. From corner to corner; diagonally.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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