front-and-sidewise
|front-and-side-wise|
/ˌfrʌnt ən ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz/
from the front and the side
Etymology
'front-and-sidewise' is a Modern English compound formed from 'front' + 'and' + 'sidewise', where 'front' refers to the forward part and 'sidewise' means 'toward or from the side'.
'front' entered Middle English from Old French 'front' and ultimately from Latin 'frons, frontis' meaning 'forehead, front'; 'sidewise' is formed from Old English 'sīde' (side) + the adverbial suffix '-wise' (from Old English '-wīs'), producing 'sidewise' in Middle English; the compound 'front-and-sidewise' developed by straightforward composition in Modern English.
The compound was coined to express a combined directional sense ('from the front and the side'); this literal meaning has remained stable, though the term is now rare or stylistically marked (archaic/dialectal).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that is both from the front and from the side; obliquely so as to show or affect the front and the side at once.
The photographer positioned himself front-and-sidewise to capture both the subject’s face and profile in one shot.
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