lozengewise, adv.
(ˈlɒzɪndʒwaɪz)
[f. lozenge + -wise.]
So as to form a lozenge or lozenge pattern; spec. in Her. = lozengy a. 1.
| 1530 Palsgr. 844/2 Dyamant wyse, loserige [sic] wyse, trewlove wyse. 1577 B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. (1586) 71 My trees stand..losingwise or diamonde wise. 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry i. x. 116 He beareth Argent, nine Losenges Losengewise (or in Losenge) Gules. 1696 Lond. Gaz. No. 3217/4 The Arms of Andrew, being a Cross, set Lozengewise. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Plover, Leap-Nets, whose Meshes are Lozengewise. 1864 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. ix. (ed. 3) 43 It is common for the upper of two cushions to be set lozengewise upon the lower. |