| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and running in opposite directions without an intervening wellhole.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dog-leggedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dog-leggedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dog-legged.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DOG-LEGGED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Expressions: DOG-LEGGED
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dog-legged selvedge | Industry | The result of the characteristic gradual change in weft tension that occurs as some types of weft pirn are unwound, regular changes in selvedge width being present at each pirn change. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
