Obliqued

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

  Oblique \Ob*lique"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Obliqued}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Obliquing}.]
     1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an
        oblique direction.
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              Projecting his person towards it in a line which
              obliqued from the bottom of his spine. --Sir. W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. (Mil.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the
        column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique
        steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to
        the right or left.
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