BOUSTROPHEDON
\bˈa͡ʊstɹəfˌɛdən], \bˈaʊstɹəfˌɛdən], \b_ˈaʊ_s_t_ɹ_ə_f_ˌɛ_d_ə_n]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
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.
By Oddity Software
Word of the day
Under-arm
- Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above elbow, that is, swung far out from body; underhand. Cf. Over-and Round-Arm.
Nearby Words
- bourtree
- bouse
- bouser
- boussole
- boustorphic
- boustrophedon
- boustrophedonic
- bousy
- bout
- bout de sein
- bout of the plough