Terms vs Overthwart - What's the difference?
terms | overthwart |
From one side to the other of; across.
*:
*:And when he came to the pavilions, he tied his horse unto a tree, and pulled out his sword naked in his hand, and went to them thereas they lay, and yet he thought it were shame to slay them sleeping, and laid the naked sword overthwart both their throats, and so took his horse and rode his way.
*:• :
*::And whanne he came to the pauelions / he tayed his hors vnto a tree / and pulled oute his swerd naked in his hand / and wente to them there as they lay / and yet he thought it were shame to slee them slepynge / and layd the naked swerd ouerthwart bothe their throtes / and soo tooke his hors and rode his awaye
*1663 , , (Hudibras) , part 1,
*:For when a giant's slain in fight, / And mow'd o'erthwart , or cleft downright, / It is a heavy case, no doubt, / A man should have his brains beat out
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Huge trees overthwart one another.
Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
* Dryden
Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
* Clarendon
(obsolete) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
As nouns the difference between terms and overthwart
is that terms is while overthwart is (obsolete) that which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.As a preposition overthwart is
from one side to the other of; across.As an adjective overthwart is
having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.overthwart
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)Adjective
(en adjective)- Our overthwart neighbours.
- Overthwart humour.
Noun
- (Surrey)