Meanings
- not comparableSynonym of middlewise.
The joints formed by the abutting ends of the sections of the even numbered strands and those of the odd numbered strands are placed midwise or staggered of each other.
1909, Specifications and Drawings of Patents..., United States: Patent Office, page 49441 more example
Turning off midwise of the great corridor, Bearface guided his comrade to the right along a passage at the end of which was a small anteroom and a door that supplied legends for all of Italy.
2009, Harris Dickson Shortle, The Duke of Zardano: His Greatest Battle Has Just Begun, page 184Synonyms: middlewise
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSynonym of middlewise.
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midwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwise
“midwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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