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Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Obliquely :: Obliquely (adv.) In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.

Slantly :: Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.

Squintifego :: Squint-eyed (a.) Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy..

Toed :: Toed (a.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing..

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.

Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..

Assurgent :: Assurgent (a.) rising obliquely; curving upward.

Sidelong :: Sidelong (adv.) Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.

Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..

Skew :: Skew (adv.) Awry; obliquely; askew.

Indirect :: Indirect (a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal..

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..

Gley :: Gley (v. i.) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Winter :: Winter (n.) The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

Diagonal :: Diagonal (n.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel..

Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry..

Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely..

Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance..

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