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longways

[lawng-weyz, long-]

adverb

longwise.

Dance. in two long lines with the couples facing each other: to perform a country dance longways.

adjective

longwise.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Origin:
1580–90; long¹ + -ways

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longways or (US and Canadian) longwise (ˈlɒŋˌweɪz, ˈlɒŋˌwaɪz)

—*adv*
	another word for lengthways

longwise or (US and Canadian) longwise

—*adv*

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