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earthward, adv. and a.|ˈɜːθwəd|
A. adv. Towards the earth. Also fig.
c1440Gesta Rom. xc. 413 (Add. MS.) The Fadre loked to the Erthward, and fownde a peny. 1646W. Jenkyn Remora 28 Shall we run with the swiftnes of the Roe earthward, and go a dull Asses trot heavenward? 1880Daily Tel. 4 Nov., The..outpourings of smoke..sink earthward.
B. as adj.
1870M. D. Conway (title), The Earthward Pilgrimage. |
