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Definition of oblique
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Oblique
(a.) Not
straightforward;
indirect;
obscure;
hence,
disingenuous;
underhand;
perverse;
sinister..
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Direct
::
Direct
(a.)
Straight;
not
crooked,
oblique,
or
circuitous;
leading
by the short or
shortest
way to a point or end; as, a
direct
line;
direct
means..
Squintifego
::
Squint-eyed
(a.)
Looking
obliquely,
or
asquint;
malignant;
as,
squint-eyed
praise;
squint-eyed
jealousy..
Fraise
::
Fraise
(v. t.) To
protect,
as a line of
troops,
against
an onset of
cavalry,
by
opposing
bayonets
raised
obliquely
forward..
Polyphemus
::
Polyphemus
(n.) A very large
American
moth
(Telea
polyphemus)
belonging
to the
Silkworm
family
(Bombycidae).
Its
larva,
which is very
large,
bright
green,
with
silvery
tubercles,
and with
oblique
white
stripes
on the
sides,
feeds on the oak,
chestnut,
willow,
cherry,
apple,
and other
trees.
It
produces
a large
amount
of
strong
silk.
Called
also
American
silkworm..
Asquint
::
Asquint
(adv.)
With the eye
directed
to one side; not in the
straight
line of
vision;
obliquely;
awry, so as to see
distortedly;
as, to look
asquint..
Skew
::
Skew
(adv.)
To shape or form in an
oblique
way; to cause to take an
oblique
position.
Sideling
::
Sideling
(adv.)
Sidelong;
on the side;
laterally;
also,
obliquely;
askew..
Slope
::
Slope (v. t.) To form with a
slope;
to give an
oblique
or
slanting
direction
to; to
direct
obliquely;
to
incline;
to
slant;
as, to slope the
ground
in a
garden;
to slope a piece of cloth in
cutting
a
garment..
Slopewise
::
Slopewise
(adv.)
Obliquely.
Barb
::
Barb (n.) The point that
stands
backward
in an
arrow,
fishhook,
etc., to
prevent
it from being
easily
extracted.
Hence:
Anything
which
stands
out with a sharp point
obliquely
or
crosswise
to
something
else..
Oblique
::
Oblique
(v. i.) To
deviate
from a
perpendicular
line; to move in an
oblique
direction.
Swash
::
Swash (v. t.) An oval
figure,
whose
moldings
are
oblique
to the axis of the
work..
Aslant
::
Aslant
(adv. & a.)
Toward
one side; in a
slanting
direction;
obliquely.
Refraction
::
Refraction
(n.) The
change
in the
direction
of ray of
light,
heat, or the like, when it
enters
obliquely
a
medium
of a
different
density
from that
through
which it has
previously
moved..
Thwart
::
Thwart
(v. i.) To move or go in an
oblique
or
crosswise
manner.
Ellipse
::
Ellipse
(n.) An oval or
oblong
figure,
bounded
by a
regular
curve,
which
corresponds
to an
oblique
projection
of a
circle,
or an
oblique
section
of a cone
through
its
opposite
sides.
The
greatest
diameter
of the
ellipse
is the major axis, and the least
diameter
is the minor axis. See Conic
section,
under
Conic,
and cf.
Focus..
Oblique-angled
::
Oblique-angled
(a.)
Having
oblique
angles;
as, an
oblique-angled
triangle..
Side
::
Side (a.)
Hence,
indirect;
oblique;
collateral;
incidental;
as, a side
issue;
a side view or
remark..
Askew
::
Askew (adv. & a.) Awry;
askance;
asquint;
oblique
or
obliquely;
--
sometimes
indicating
scorn,
or
contempt,
or
entry..
Glancing
::
Glancing
(a.)
Flying
off
(after
striking)
in an
oblique
direction;
as, a
glancing
shot..
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