endwise

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It was carefully arranged out of the eyes of peacock feathers, exactly as if a stiff peacock fan had been erected endwise on his head.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The shell d is secured to h by the screws i, which pass through slots in a, and therefore move endwise when h is operated by its hand-lever.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Spindle r may be adjusted endwise in t, so that it may be adjusted to suit different lengths of rolls without moving the bearing blocks b.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Its thick leaves form also its branches, each leaf being attached to its neighbor endwise, like links of a chain, and being bordered by a bright yellow ruffle of profuse blossoms.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The school children sat on forms placed endwise down the centre aisle.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard