Synonyms for endlong


Grammar : Adv
Spell : end-lawng, -long
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛndˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ


Définition of endlong

Origin :
  • Old English andlang "from end to end, lengthwise" (see along) with Middle English substitution of ende (see end (n.)) for first element. Meaning "at full length, horizontally" is from early 15c. In Middle English frequently paired with overthwart and together meaning "lengthwise and crosswise," hence "in all directions." As a preposition c.1200. see along.
  • As in lengthwise : adv longitudinally
Example sentences :
  • The hero goes "overthwart and endlong," just like the figures whom all readers know in Malory, and some in his originals.
  • Extract from : « Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 » by George Saintsbury
  • De Lancre concludes his description of the dances (see above, p. 131) by an account of an 'endlong' dance.
  • Extract from : « The Witch-cult in Western Europe » by Margaret Alice Murray
  • But Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wild forest, and held no path but as wild adventure led him.
  • Extract from : « Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) » by Thomas Malory
  • And last, between the endlong beams I stretched Stout thongs of ox-hide, dipped in purple dye.
  • Extract from : « The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft » by George Gissing
  • A sigh sent wrong, A kiss that goes astray, A sorrow the years endlong— So they say.
  • Extract from : « Hawthorn and Lavender » by William Ernest Henley

Antonyms for endlong

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