Tailorwise

Quick meaning: Tailorwise is an adverb meaning With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground.

Meaning

With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground.

Example Sentences

Perched tailorwise on the bed, I myself stared like an owl into the gloom.

Underneath this, when he had a job, my gentleman sat withinside tailor-wise and busily stitching.

His shoes off, and his bare feet tucked under his legs, he sat tailorwise and peered up at the giant.

While sitting on a chair or bench there is no difficulty in holding the trunk erect, because now the hamstring muscles are not only relaxed but further slackened at the lower end by flexion of the knee; the hips will flex several degrees farther here and also in sitting on the floor if the knees are flexed, tailorwise.

Synonyms for tailorwise

Depending on context, synonyms include cross-legged, tailor-fashion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cross-legged, astride, cross-handed, sideways, tiptoeingly, saddlewise.

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