adv. | 1. | Awry; obliquely; askew. |
a. | 1. | Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; - chiefly used in technical phrases.Skew back | a - | (Civil Engin.) The course of masonry, the stone, or the iron plate, having an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the voussoirs of a segmental arch | b - | A plate, cap, or shoe, having an inclined face to receive the nut of a diagonal brace, rod, or the end of an inclined strut, in a truss or frame. |
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n. | 1. | (Arch.) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place. |
v. i. | 1. | To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. |
| 2. | To start aside; to shy, as a horse. |
| 3. | To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously. |
v. t. | 1. | To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position. |
| 2. | To throw or hurl obliquely. |