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Boustrophedon
(gcide) | Boustrophedon \Bou`stro*phe"don\, n. [Gr. ? turning like oxen in
plowing; ? to turn.]
An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line
from left to right, and the next from right to left (as
fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
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boustrophedon
(wn) | boustrophedon
n 1: an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written
in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs' |
boustrophedon
(jargon) | boustrophedon
n.
[from a Greek word for turning like an ox while plowing] An ancient method
of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. This term
is actually philologists' techspeak and typesetters' jargon. Erudite
hackers use it for an optimization performed by some computer typesetting
software and moving-head printers. The adverbial form ‘boustrophedonically’
is also found (hackers purely love constructions like this).
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Boustrophedon
(gcide) | Boustrophedon \Bou`stro*phe"don\, n. [Gr. ? turning like oxen in
plowing; ? to turn.]
An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line
from left to right, and the next from right to left (as
fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
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Boustrophedonic
(gcide) | Boustrophedonic \Bou*stroph`e*don"ic\, a.
Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
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boustrophedonic
(wn) | boustrophedonic
adj 1: of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite
directions |
boustrophedonic
(foldoc) | boustrophedonic
(From the Greek "boustrophe-don": turning like oxen in
plowing;
from "bous": ox, cow; "strephein": to turn; "don": in the manner of)
An
ancient method of writing in which alternate lines are written
left-to-right
and right-to-left. Some moving-head printers (or their drivers)
follow the same pattern to reduce physical movement of the {print
head}. The adverbial form "boustrophedonically" is also found.
(2021-10-22)
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