diagonal

diagonal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts.
  2. 2.(Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel.
  3. 3.A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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