boustrophedon
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Adjective
(of written words) From right to left and from left to right in alternate lines,
/ˌbo͞ostrəˈfēdn/,
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(of written words) From right to left and from left to right in alternate lines,
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(of written words) From right to left and from left to right in alternate lines
Web Definitions:
- an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'
- Boustrophedon (or ; from Greek '''' "ox-turning"--that is, turning like oxen in ploughing), is a type of bi-directional text, mostly seen in ancient manuscripts and other inscriptions. ...
- An artistic presentation, either contained in a slipcase or portfolio, in which the page layout wanders like "oxen turning while plowing"; also called "snake" layout. Derived from the ancient practice of reading lines of text in alternating directions. ...
- A pattern of writing seen in some ancient manuscripts and inscriptions, where alternate lines of text are laid out in opposite directions, and where right-to-left lines generally use glyphs mirrored from their left-to-right forms. Literally, “as the ox turns,” referring to the plowing of a field.
- like a plough. A language written alternately from left to right and then from right to left (Hieroglyphic Hittite, early Greek, early Etruscan, early Latin).
- (2004 ECM) incl. Roscoe Mitchell
- A back and forth pattern.