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51catty-cornered — 1838, from now obsolete cater to set or move diagonally (1570s), from M.Fr. catre four, from L. quattuor (see FOUR (Cf. four)). Cf. CARREFOUR (Cf. carrefour) …
52got you cornered — make it difficult to move or answer I ve got you cornered, he said, pointing at the checker board …
53cater-cornered — [ keɪtəˌkɔ:nəd] (also cater corner, catty cornered, kitty corner) adjective & adverb N. Amer. situated diagonally opposite. Origin C19: from dialect cater diagonally , from cater denoting the four on dice, from Fr. quatre four , from L. quattuor …
54catty-cornered — adjective see cater cornered …
55three-cornered — adjective 1 having three corners 2 three cornered contest/fight a competition which involves three people or groups 3 …
56catty-cornered — cat•ty cor•nered [[t]ˈkæt iˌkɔr nərd[/t]] also cat′ty cor ner adj. adv. dial. Southern U.S. cater cornered • Etymology: 1830–40, amer …
57kitty-cornered — kit′ty cor nered or kit′ty cor ner adj. adv. dial. cater cornered • Etymology: 1885–90 …
58cater-cornered — /ˈkeɪtə kɔnəd/ (say kaytuh kawnuhd) adjective 1. diagonal. –adverb 2. diagonally. {cater (adverb) diagonally (from French quatre four) + cornered} …
59three-cornered — [thrē′kôr′nərd] adj. having three corners or angles …
60cater-cornered — adj. & adv. (also cater corner, catty cornered) US adj. placed or situated diagonally. adv. diagonally. Etymology: dial. adv. cater diagonally (cf. obs. cater the four on dice f. F quatre f. L quattuor four) …