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

Thus a link or a double-eye would be dipped endwise, a plate edgewise; but all pieces should be immersed as quickly as possible after the box is opened.

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

And even as she spoke the great hearthstone sank down endwise turning upon itself and disclosing a narrow flight of steps.

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

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

It is fixed on slides so that it can move to and fro endwise.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.