Boxwise

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the form of a box. not-comparable

    "...lying on his side enclosed by stones that had been placed boxwise round him, and surrounded by his burial-offerings of jugs and bowls."

Example

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"...lying on his side enclosed by stones that had been placed boxwise round him, and surrounded by his burial-offerings of jugs and bowls."

Etymology

From box + -wise.

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