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zigzag
zig·zag / ˈzigˌzag/ • n. a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns. ∎ a turn on such a course: a series of sharp zigzags. • adj. having the form of a zigzag; veering to right and left alternately: when chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course. • adv. so as to move right and left alternately: she drives zigzag across the city. • v. (-zagged , -zag·ging ) [intr.] have or move along in a zigzag course: the path zigzagged between the trees. DERIVATIVES: zig·zag·ged·ly / -ˌzagədlē/ adv. |
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"zigzag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "zigzag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-zigzag.html "zigzag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-zigzag.html |
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zig-zag.
1. Romanesque decorative Z- or V- and inverted V-(Λ) shaped device (chevron or dancette), either incised or in relief, occurring in a continuous band or string (as at Southwell Minster, Notts.), as an ornament around an arch or series of arches (see order), or cut into the drum of a pier (as at Durham Cathedral). This architectural ornament has several variations 2. Plan-form of fortifications with gun-emplacements built outwards with salient angles. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "zig-zag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "zig-zag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-zigzag.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "zig-zag." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-zigzag.html |
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zigzag sb. and adj. XVIII (ziczac). — F. zigzag. †ziczac — G. zickzack, of symbolic formation.
Hence zigzag vb., zigzagged XVIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "zigzag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "zigzag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-zigzag.html T. F. HOAD. "zigzag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-zigzag.html |
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zigzag
•bag, blag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag
•ragbag • saddlebag
•handbag, sandbag
•gasbag • ratbag • air bag • mailbag
•fleabag, tea bag
•beanbag • windbag • kitbag • dillybag
•carpet bag • washbag • growbag
•nosebag
•bumbag, scumbag
•punchbag • Stalag • jetlag • greylag
•gulag • dishrag • bullyrag • Morag
•ragtag • dog tag • Sontag • wigwag
•chinwag
•scallywag (US scallawag) • zigzag
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"zigzag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "zigzag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-zigzag.html "zigzag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-zigzag.html |
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