Definition of boustrophedon in English:

boustrophedon

adjective & adverb ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)nˌbuːstrəˈfiːd(ə)n

(of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines.
牛耕式转行书写法（一种书写法，从右至左，再从左至右互错成行）
Example sentencesExamples
- The more indecisive used a curious system known as boustrophedon in which the text would run from left to right, reach the end of the line and double back to run right to left like the furrows of a plough!
- At that time the Greeks did not use Upper and Lower case letters, nor did they use punctuation so reading a piece of boustrophedon writing is challenging.
- In the same excavations on Temple Hill, Robinson found a second example of a similar Archaic sacrificial calendar incised, boustrophedon, in the epichoric Corinthian alphabet, this time on a fragmentary lead tablet.
- The first is the back-and-forth meandering pattern known as boustrophedon.
- The only trick the designer has failed to borrow from ancient Greek inscriptions is the boustrophedon, the ‘ploughman style’ in which words are written with alternate lines left to right then right to left.
- Etruscan was sometimes written in boustrophedon fashion and sometimes from right to left in horizontal lines.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek, literally 'as an ox turns in ploughing', from bous 'ox' + -strophos 'turning'.

Definition of boustrophedon in US English:

boustrophedon

adverb & adjectiveˌbo͞ostrəˈfēdn

(of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines.
牛耕式转行书写法（一种书写法，从右至左，再从左至右互错成行）
Example sentencesExamples
- In the same excavations on Temple Hill, Robinson found a second example of a similar Archaic sacrificial calendar incised, boustrophedon, in the epichoric Corinthian alphabet, this time on a fragmentary lead tablet.
- The only trick the designer has failed to borrow from ancient Greek inscriptions is the boustrophedon, the ‘ploughman style’ in which words are written with alternate lines left to right then right to left.
- Etruscan was sometimes written in boustrophedon fashion and sometimes from right to left in horizontal lines.
- The more indecisive used a curious system known as boustrophedon in which the text would run from left to right, reach the end of the line and double back to run right to left like the furrows of a plough!
- At that time the Greeks did not use Upper and Lower case letters, nor did they use punctuation so reading a piece of boustrophedon writing is challenging.
- The first is the back-and-forth meandering pattern known as boustrophedon.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘as an ox turns in plowing’, from bous ‘ox’ + -strophos ‘turning’.

词汇	boustrophedon
释义	Definition of boustrophedon in English: boustrophedon adjective & adverb ˌbaʊstrəˈfiːd(ə)nˌbuːstrəˈfiːd(ə)n (of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. 牛耕式转行书写法（一种书写法，从右至左，再从左至右互错成行） Example sentencesExamples The more indecisive used a curious system known as boustrophedon in which the text would run from left to right, reach the end of the line and double back to run right to left like the furrows of a plough! At that time the Greeks did not use Upper and Lower case letters, nor did they use punctuation so reading a piece of boustrophedon writing is challenging. In the same excavations on Temple Hill, Robinson found a second example of a similar Archaic sacrificial calendar incised, boustrophedon, in the epichoric Corinthian alphabet, this time on a fragmentary lead tablet. The first is the back-and-forth meandering pattern known as boustrophedon. The only trick the designer has failed to borrow from ancient Greek inscriptions is the boustrophedon, the ‘ploughman style’ in which words are written with alternate lines left to right then right to left. Etruscan was sometimes written in boustrophedon fashion and sometimes from right to left in horizontal lines. Origin Early 17th century: from Greek, literally 'as an ox turns in ploughing', from bous 'ox' + -strophos 'turning'. Definition of boustrophedon in US English: boustrophedon adverb & adjectiveˌbo͞ostrəˈfēdn (of written words) from right to left and from left to right in alternate lines. 牛耕式转行书写法（一种书写法，从右至左，再从左至右互错成行） Example sentencesExamples In the same excavations on Temple Hill, Robinson found a second example of a similar Archaic sacrificial calendar incised, boustrophedon, in the epichoric Corinthian alphabet, this time on a fragmentary lead tablet. The only trick the designer has failed to borrow from ancient Greek inscriptions is the boustrophedon, the ‘ploughman style’ in which words are written with alternate lines left to right then right to left. Etruscan was sometimes written in boustrophedon fashion and sometimes from right to left in horizontal lines. The more indecisive used a curious system known as boustrophedon in which the text would run from left to right, reach the end of the line and double back to run right to left like the furrows of a plough! At that time the Greeks did not use Upper and Lower case letters, nor did they use punctuation so reading a piece of boustrophedon writing is challenging. The first is the back-and-forth meandering pattern known as boustrophedon. Origin Early 17th century: from Greek, literally ‘as an ox turns in plowing’, from bous ‘ox’ + -strophos ‘turning’.
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