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ALTARWISE
Etymology
Adjective
altarwise (not comparable)
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
Antonyms
• tablewise
Anagrams
• Westralia
Source: Wiktionary
Al"tar*wise`, adv.
Definition: In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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