Middle English Dictionary Entry
transvers(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | transvers(e adj. |
| Etymology | L transversus, p.ppl. of transvertere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Placed crosswise, lying across something.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Chauliac(1) (NY 12:Wallner)1.70/4 : Þer bene 4 posicions of musculez, riȝt, transuerse [Ch.(2): vpsadowne; L transuersa], & 2 oblique.