Cater-cornered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cater-cornered \Ca"ter-cor`nered\, a. [Cf. {Cater} to cut
     diagonally.]
     Diagonal. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cater-cornered
       adj : slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line; "set off in a
             catty-corner direction across the vacant lot" [syn: {catacorner},
              {cata-cornered}, {catercorner}, {catty-corner}, {catty-cornered},
              {kitty-corner}, {kitty-cornered}]